Franklin, Interesting concept. As an assembler, I would prefer to see the contact test performed in an attempt to find all the 'little hairs' so to speak. Now I also know that technology has made AOI pretty good, so I would be open to determining if AOI could catch everything that may come along! Got data? Richard Hamilton Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Franklin D Asbell [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:29 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Automatic Optical Test (AOT) > > Just read an article in "The Board Authority" regarding Automatic > Optical Test (AOT). > > Just wondering what you assemblers or purchasers of bare boards thoughts > are on fabricators performing 'optical testing' (visual, AOI) instead > of 'contact testing' (BON, probe)???? > > An example: You state all boards to be electrically tested for > opens/shorts, and instead of throwing the boards on our flying probe or > bed-of-nails equipment I decide to put this on my AOI after setting it > up to flag for opens/shorts, would you be satsified with this method? > > Franklin D Asbell > Network Circuits, Inc. > Irving, Texas 75061 > ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################