Mel, Ormet! Yes, that's the one I meant when I answered Steve. Nortel had that stuff jump through every conceivable test imaginable. Its a wonder the Ormet people didn't shot us, it took years to do all the tests. Bev -----Original Message----- From: Mel Parrish [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: January 16, 2003 3:15 PM To: 'TechNet E-Mail Forum.'; Bev Christian Subject: RE: [TN] Purposefully shorting two adjacent SOIC leads. Hi Bev, As an option, you might look at http://www.ormetcircuits.com/ . In fact, maybe you are familiar with the process since they reference Nortel qualification. Mel Parrish Director, Training Materials Resources 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 Bev Christian Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 1:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Purposefully shorting two adjacent SOIC leads. Technetters, How do I do what is proposed in my title? The options are using excess solder or using a mod wire. Are there other options for doing this mod? What do people do? What is allowed and not allowed by IPC standards (I couldn't find anything, but then I may not be looking in the right place.) I would expect option one would be a whole heck of a lot easier than option 2. As long as option 1 doesn't produce bulbous joints with the solder all the way up to the component body is there any real reason why I can't do this? regards, Bev Christian Research in Motion --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------