This message serves notice that IPC/EIA J-STD-002A, Solderability Tests for Component Leads, Terminations, Lugs, Terminals and Wires, was officially approved by ANSI April 15, 1999. ========================================== APEX - the industry's premier trade show in Electronics Manufacturing, March 12-16, 2000, Long Beach, California. More information on website www.ipc.org/html/apex.htm ----------- Jack Crawford, IPC Director of Assembly Standards and Technology 2215 Sanders Road, Northbrook IL 60062-6135 [log in to unmask] 847-790-5393 fax 847-509-9798 ################################################################ IPC_New_Releases 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 IPC_New_Releases <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF IPC_New_Releases ################################################################ 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 ################################################################