When ever there is a significant difference between the SM-782 and the manufacturer's suggested pad; doubt the manufacturer. I know your pain. > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Carlile > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:58 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Help make a difference > > > There has been recent discussion on whose footprint to use > when laying out a PCB. We opted to use the manufacturers > since it was an RF application and IPC’s was much larger then > the designer wanted. It just so happened that the > manufacturers data sheet contained a typo. This problem was > not discovered until after the first production run of boards. > > This mistake cost our company quite a bit of money: > > $2,500 rework charge > $2,455 Cost to replace the bare boards already ordered > $2,500 Engineering cost to redesign the PCB layout > ====== > $7,455 Total > > The manufacturer only agreed to pay $2,955 (the $2455 to > replace boards plus $500 for rework). > > $7,455 Total > $2,955 Settlement > ====== > $4,500 Lost by our company! > > Vishay is a large company and I feel they need to be more > accountable for their mistakes. Our company accepted the > settlement, but I am still not pleased. If this happened to > me it could happen to you!!! Please take a minute to email > Dale and let them know that we as the consumer are not happy. > You can make a difference and bring the industry back to the > great business it used to be. > > Coincidently, after we notified them of this error, they > added legal statements to their documentation freeing them > from liability caused by any misinformation. So if and when > it happens to you, they won't be liable!!! > > Please address your emails to: > [log in to unmask] > > Thanks in advance for your support! > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using > LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or > (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) 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 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------