Does anyone know of standards, specification or studies on the effects of adjusting bent leads for coplanarity on surface mount? Is there any effect on the joint reliability? Does the integrity of the lead suffer after being rebent? Is there limits as to when to rebend a lead, and how is it measured? Is there a method for rework that has been determined as best practice? Kirk Van Dreel [log in to unmask] (920)720-6651 ################################################################ 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 ################################################################