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andy	05-14-2008 01:00 PM

Another failure caused by tin whiskers

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Kiwick

05-14-2008 04:49 PM

Well, i don't think your old CTC-53 is RoHS compliant :lmao:

But even long before RoHS came along, they did use pure tin or zinc to electroplate sheetmetal parts, and those metals are highly prone to grow whiskers

jhalphen

05-16-2008 05:57 PM

Good day, Gentlemen,

All you want to know about metal whisker growth; frightening!

http://74.125.39.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=3&gl=fr

Best Regards

JH

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