Dear Technetts: I have to provide our customer ( Automotive industry) specification for pulling the flexible cable ( 8 leads with the Z-bend, 6" long) out of the solder solder joint. This cable is connecting mother and daughter boards. Does any of the IPC or J standards cover it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Stella Neyman Eaton Incorporation ################################################################ 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################