Greetings, First off ... as a newbie to the production side of things, this forum has been very educational. Quite diverse and informative. My question regards using lacing to "strap in" large ICs (microcontroller) to their sockets. Are there any standards for using lacing? Square knot or Granny knot? A better way to keep the IC in, allow easy removal and replacement, but not use RTV, epoxies or other sticky stuff? Thanks for your time Regards, Dave Hipp Woodward Aircraft Engine Systems Electrical Production Engineering (815) 639-6732 FAX (815) 636-6040 ################################################################ 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 ################################################################