Werner, you are a gem , that Anatech Event logger is it , dead on ! You saved us a month of scouting , if we'd be lucky . I do not think so . Catch with you tomorrow on the rest of it ; and Richard on cost validations . Thanks again , do not worry about "ehb's" , we all have some chips in closets, shoulders, etc. See you Paul >---------- >From: Engelmaier[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, 6 January 1998 4:48 >To: Paul Klasek; [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [TN] pull test >>> IPC FELLOW NEEDED PLEASE ! > IPC-SM-785 ! > >Hi Paul, >I was the chairman of the committee that produced IPC-SM-785. >The high acceleration isothermal mechanical cycling referred to on page 7 can >be performed at either room or elevated temperatures. The test referred to is >the one developed for the IEEE Compliant Lead Task Force in the 1983 >timeframe. Essentially all the testing was performed on a test apparatus >conceptualised by the Task Force leaning on an initial DEC-design, the >detailed design was done by AMP, which also build the first 20 test machines >for the Task Force. This test apparatus is available from Anatech, 6 >Whittemore Terrace, Wakefield, MA 01880-2252, 617-245-7825, >[[log in to unmask]]. Ask for John Sofia. Anatech also build Event >Detectors, that allow you to properly monitor for failures. I cna mention the >supplier, since to my knowledge nobody else builds anything comparable. IBM >also developed a high acceleration isothermal mechanical cycling >technique-this one uses PWB twisting instead of PWB bending-which they >commercially sell as well. However, I can for the moment not lay my fingers >on >the appropriate contact information-I just relocated, and my files are still >a >mess. I do not get any commisions from either company, by the way. > >Werner Engelmaier >Engelmaier Associates, L.C. >Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting >7 Jasmine Run >Ormond Beach, FL 32174 USA >Phone: 904-437-8747, Fax: 904-437-8737 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################