Hi Karl - please define what you mean by "open". Is it the solder 
     joint or is it the component?
     
     Dave Hillman
     Rockwell Collins
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Subject: Open Diodes
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Date:    4/11/96 7:41 PM


     
We are having a problem with melf diode components being open after reflow 
solder.  Would using the IPC detent pattern reduce this problem?
     
Karl Kaylor
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