Hi Bev and all, I think that we need to be a little cautious concerning grouping of all products simply by the color. Historically there was a restriction from the use of Pink Poly which was in the classification of Static Dissipative that did cause solderability issues due to release of surface treatments to materials stored in or near the material. This was well documented at the time and other more preferable materials were required such as the nickel layered materials that were not prone to this characteristic while adding shielding capability. The color is not the issue but the actual properties of the material is. Even when there was a serious issue with the pink poly material there were other pink materials that were OK to use. Best regards, Mel Parrish Director, Training Materials and Resources Soldering Technology International Inc. 102 Tribble Drive Madison, AL 35758 256 705 5530 256 461 9566 Fax [log in to unmask] www.solderingtech.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bev Christian Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] ESD Pink Bubble Wrap/Bags Wee Mei, We also had a case where a pink poly had an amine in it and one of our employees broke out in a horrible rash - to the point where she was taken to the hospital. regards, Bev Christian Research in Motion -----Original Message----- From: Lum Wee Mei [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: August 27, 2003 3:47 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] ESD Pink Bubble Wrap/Bags Hello, We recently ordered cushioned ESD bags and a big roll of the pink bubble wrap. The pink bubble wrap is used to wrap PWBA that are bigger than those ESD bags that we ordered. I have heard that pink bubble bags have impact on PWBA even though they are ESD. However, my supplier ensure that there is no problem or impacts at all as long as they are ESD coated. I just came back from the IPC-A-600 Inspector course and was told by my instructor that pink bubble bags absorb moisture readily and will age the PWBA ESD coated or not as it produce dioxin. This will cause the PWBs difficulty in wetting. I just searched the TechnNet archieves but I am lost in those messages. Can someone be kind enough to give me some good reference or advice what am I going to do with that big roll of pink bubble wrap? Thanks and regards, Wee Mei --------------------------------------------------- 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/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 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/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 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/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------