Hi technetters, We have a very dense and complex board with CPUs, BGAs, flash and eeproms on it. We need to use a mechanical press with an electromagnetic field in its head to insert a connector. Could we damage any components by doing so. We don't know the force of this field. Thanks for your help, Manon Dutil Project Manager C-MAC Electronic Systems ############################################################## TechNet Mail List 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://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################