Terminals that will eventually have a wire(s) attached should mechanically attached to the PWB. If the intended use of the terminal is as a test point, then I would argue the swaging is overkill and would not do so unless the customer demanded so. Regards, Gary Camac "Dehoyos, Ramon" wrote: > Hi Jean-François Bissonnette: > According to section 6.2 of the IPC J Std-001C there is a need for > the turret terminals to be flared from 35 to 120 deg. I found out that going > more than 40 degrees tends to crack the terminals. Specially if they are > coated with tin instead of eutectic solder. So we made a tool that is only > 18 degrees from vertical which by adding the opposite side it adds to 36 > degrees just over the minimum. We pressed them slightly with the tool so > they barely rotate and still have a mechanical connection. > Very few terminals crack using this very pointed tool. > Regards, > Ramon > > | | > | | > | | > | | > \ / > ' \ / > , \ / > , \ / > , 18 \/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bissonnette, Jean-Francois [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 4:32 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [TN] Test points: Question on swaging of turrets > > > > One simple question: Can a turret be soldered on a PCB without being > swaged > > and is it acceptable? > > > > > > Jean-François Bissonnette > > Vérificateur, Contrôle de la Qualité > > Électronique > > Produits et Procédés > > Vapor Rail Inc. > > > > > > ***** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE ***** > > The content contained in this e-mail transmission is legally privileged > and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or > entity named herein. If the reader of this transmission is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or > copying of this transmission is strictly prohibited. > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Technet Mail List provided as a 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 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 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 -----------------------------------------------------