Hello Technetters We use the ST microelectronics TIP-122 in the TO-220 package. We suddenly started receiving a different variant of the TO-220 package, with very weak and flimsy leads. Has anyone else encountered this? What if any standards should these leads meet. Preliminary investigation show ST changed from a mfg facility in Morocco to one in China. Thank You Jon McDowell ECCO Phone: (208) 395-8025 Cell: (208) 602-0777 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 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 -----------------------------------------------------