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Old 05-14-2008, 01:00 PM
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Another failure caused by tin whiskers

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Old 05-14-2008, 04:49 PM
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Well, i don't think your old CTC-53 is RoHS compliant

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
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Old 05-16-2008, 05:57 PM
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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

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