Linda, It is very clear that they are not the original samtec parts. The potting of the connector housing is very bad especially when you mentioned that the leads and sides fall apart when removed. IPC/WHMA-A-620 : Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies has a few pages under Section 10 to take care of molding/potting for the connectors. It is a reject for all classes as long as the followings are found : - voids where molding material should be present - marking is incomplete or not legible - incomplete material fill - exposed insulation, sleeving, jacket, braid or foil. Hope the information give you some insight to make your decision. Thanks and Regards, ~ Wee Mei ~ ________________________________ From: TechNet on behalf of Linda Langley Sent: Thu 5/13/2010 8:33 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] FW: Connector issue Steve has posted a picture for me and I would greatly appreciate any information anyone can share. The vendor says the connectors meet IPC Standards. Does anyone know of an IPC Standard that would address this issue? Thank You Steve. Linda Langley CIT Training Specialist Jabil Circuit 248-292-6176 From: Steve Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:20 AM To: Linda Langley Subject: RE: Connector issue Hi Linda! It's up! Go to: http://stevezeva.homestead.com/Connector_SSW-101-01-S-T.ppt Steve From: Linda Langley [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:06 AM To: Steve Gregory Subject: FW: Connector issue Steve, Could you please post this picture? We are having an issue where the vendor is saying they meet IPC Standards but I don't know of a standard that would address this problem. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction for information. Linda Langley CIT Training Specialist Jabil Circuit 248-292-6176 From: Justin Hartley Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 2:29 PM To: Linda Langley Subject: Connector issue Thank you, Justin Hartley Supplier Quality Engineer 3800 Giddings Rd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Ph: 248-292-6220 F: 248-292-6922 Cell: 248-320-3271 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------