Bill, we haven't been able to identify any industry consensus standards for this topic, but have had numerous questions. IPC is teaming with the Wire Harness Manufacturers Association (WHMA) to jointly develop a workmanship acceptance document that will be similar in format to IPC-A-610. WHMA is a young association, and this will be their first STANDARD document. An outline has been developed and a fair amount of info/pictures have already been accumulated. WHMA formed a committee and their Board of Directors approved participation in a joint effort at their Spring Conference this week. IPC will be forming a task group at IPC Printed Circuits EXPO in April, based on anticipated approval from the Technical Activities Executive Committee. Anyone wishing to participate in this effort should contact me directly, OFF THE TECHNET, and I'll provide more info. Jack Jack Crawford, IPC Project Manger - Assembly 2215 Sanders Road, Northbrook IL 60062-6135 [log in to unmask] http://www.ipc.org 847-509-9700 x 393 fax 847-509-9798 >>> <[log in to unmask]> 03/26/98 05:39PM >>> What ANSI or IPC documents have been generated to describe the workmanship criteria for the crimping of wires into spade lugs,IDC connector contacts or (?)? IPC-A-610B does not sufficiently cover the topic. It covers wire-wrap or clip termination of wires to PCBs. Bill Fabry Plantronics, Inc. [log in to unmask] ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################