I think it is interesting that no paint is present on any components from what I can see.. That tells me it is supplier and/or your operation created it! Dan Mauro -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Saint Jerky Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:49 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Customer or Supplier Inherent Defect? Share your views I encounter 1pcs of excess paint on PCB returned from customer. Upon analysis by Supplier, they concluded that customer created the defect. The details is as below: Defect: Paint spread over the PCB Analysis: 1) The affected surface was subjected to the fluxing process again and the stain was found to be removed from the process. 2) The stain is unlikely to have been incurred during the bare board processing, as fluxing process is conducted just before Final Inspection and Packing, 3) If the stain is incurred during the bare board processing, it will have been cleaned up during the fluxing process prior to inspection. 4) Final Inspection and packing does not uses any material that yield such a colour substance Photo: http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7362/bareboardzd6.jpg Based on the photo, tell me what you guys think? The chances that customer created it is higher or supplier? Come and share your views for my reference. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------- 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------