Many times and more so recently. Sorry, no grins here. MoonMan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mel Parrish" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [TN] Proposed lifting of component date code restrictions > Just for grins, how many have run into variation in component materials and > processes such as a different die source, adhesives, process profiles, cure, > etc. within a specific date code? > Scary, isn't it. > > Mel Parrish > Soldering Technology International > 102 Tribble Drive > Madison, AL 35758 > 256 705 5530 > 256 705 5538 Fax > [log in to unmask] > www.solderingtech.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kathy Kuhlow > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:45 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Proposed lifting of component date code restrictions > > > There are many instances in everyone's career where we sorted by or found > problems with date codes. Many times that was the only sort criteria. Just > got bit again from a broker for a very old part, just finished our 450 PC > rework. > > It also makes me very concerned having been in serious medical device > assembly. Now the proposal would allow what ever date code out and lose > that traceability for the next generation of pacemakers and various other > life support systems or military applications like a shuttle. The > manufacturer's may know more about handling, processing, etc but the > distributors don't know nor do the brokers. > > Not one manufacturer out there is always providing 100% quality, there are > problems. The only thing that can make this a possibility in my mind would > be if the manufacturers are going to support all parts when an issue comes > up and the financial burden to remove all from inventory instead of a > specific batch. > > Don't let them lose the date code that we all have come to depend on. > > Kathy > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > 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 the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------