Hi Earl, >They said, to someone else, there is a program that imports test data directly >from component supplier data sheets, or the stuff that went into them, and >renders long term reliability data from them, or some such thing. I would not trust data from component supplier data sheets--too many bad experiences, because they generally do not know what they are doing. Furthermore, I have yet to see the test parameters described to uinderstand what these data actually could mean. This is the prime reason for IPC-9701. Werner --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------