Technetters: We have a customer that we are working with concerning J-Std-001. The customer wants to take exception to many portions of the standard as written and instead impose different criteria. For example, Lead protrusion for leaded components should range from discernible to 1.5mm (.060 ). This is according to paragraph 6.5.3 of J-Std-001B. Our customer wants to impose a .020 to .060 range for lead protrusion. The feeling being that the discernible lead protrusion results in a solder joint with less strength than one with more lead protrusion. My questions are: 1) The criteria agreed upon in the J-Std-001, was it decided, discussed and voted by committee ? Were there any items that passed by a 51-49 vote ? 2) What happened to dissenting views ? What issues were debated ? 3) Anyone out there with experience with a customer who wants to take exception to certain portions of J-Std-001 ? How was the situation handled ? 4) Anyone have any comments, good or bad, about J-std-001 ? Thanks to all who can respond. Bill Kasprzak Moog Inc. 716-652-2000 ext. 2507 [log in to unmask]