We are experiencing problems with soldering of PLCC's. We find that a significant number of these devices are received from the vendor with non-coplanar leads. The lack of co-planarity causes open solder joints. Investigation has resulted in the knowledge that approximately 5% of the PLCC device we receive are not within the 0.004" co-planarity requirement. We find some to be out as far as 0.012". I cannot currently define the point at which the lack of co-planarity becomes an issue. The supplier is a major manufacturer of these devices. The parts are on tape and reel. We have inspected them prior to any processing at our facility, so we know that it is not a question of in-house handling, placement, etc. 1) Does anyone else see co-planarity problems with PLCC's? 2) What steps have you successfully taken to correct this problem, and what was the result? 3) Are there pieces of equipment I can put inline to screen <*gasp*> out these devices? 4) Any assembly or processing tricks you have used successfully to compensate? Thanks, Lang x5046