Well, when you call Altera, you would be speaking to an alternative. -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hfjord Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Altera BGA, lead-free or not? do you all speak about an alteration? Inge ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Burke" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [TN] Altera BGA, lead-free or not? > So you could say that the use of tin lead solder leaves a lasting good > impression? > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whittaker, Dewey > (EHCOE) > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:49 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Altera BGA, lead-free or not? > > So instead of a recognition pattern from spectral analysis you look > for a signature on a piece of paper. > Dewey > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Wong > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:27 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Altera BGA, lead-free or not? > > Hi Steve, > > We've found a simple test to determine the basic composition of the > balls for BGA's to determine if they were lead free of not is to try > and "write" with the balls on a piece of paper. If they mark the > paper like a leaded pencil, then they are Sn-Pb. If they don't mark > the paper, they are lead-free. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Gregory > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:19 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Altera BGA, lead-free or not? > > Mornin' Everyone! > > I've got a picture of the top of an Altera BGA to see if anybody knows > if this is a lead-free BGA or not: > > http://stevezeva.homestead.com/files/Altera_BGA.jpg > > We're thinking that maybe the "N" on the second line of numbers on the > part below the part number might be designating it as lead-free, but > we're not sure. > > Good luck trying to call Altera and talk to a human being to find out > for sure, because it ain't happening! > > -Steve Gregory- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 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