There's also a kit availiable from www.LeadCheck.com. The kit consists of swabs that have a lead reactive dye inside. Daan Terstegge Thales Communications Unclassified mail Personal Website: http://www.smtinfo.net >>> [log in to unmask] 08/18/04 03:18PM >>> You can find a reasonably sensitive, inexpensive and quick spot test kit for lead at the following site: http://www.leadinspector.com/ I'm not too sure that I will use it for more than a quick verification. If the part fails or is borderline I'll probably go to a more sensitive analytical method. Rich K / KEDS -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bloomquist, Ken Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:07 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Tests For Component Finish Ingemar/Joe, I don't know about your part of the world but our labs are expensive. If we were to test everything that came in we'd go broke! What really needs to happen is for the component industry to adopt a universal code that will identify the lead finish. [L] for lead, [T] for tin, [G] for gold, etc. or something like that. They would add this to the end of their part number and it would resolve all questions. My 2C worth, KennyB -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ingemar Hernefjord (KC/EMW) Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:52 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Tests For Component Finish Joe, we are thinking likewise. Best of all is of course to have good and reliable suppliers, and make clear specs that tell them what you want. Unfortunately, that's dreaming about component paradise. So, we need to be realistic and check to be sure. In my opinion there is one reliable and good and fast way to find out about the finish: 1. cross section a sample and have a look in a metallurgical microscope. 2. if you are still uncertain, send the samples to someone with an EDS why buy an EDS? There are plenty of analysis labs around. Ingemar Hernefjord Ericsson Microwave Systems --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------