Hussman is correct. Make those people quit. [Just walk-up, pimp slap 'em, grab their dental pick, and say "Dave says you can't use this any more. I'm just following orders."][Trust me, this is much smoother than the "Tonya Harding Approach" that I espoused a year or so ago, here. Right Vicki?]
Hey wait a minute, are these the pathetic TQFP100 with the punky toe fillet that we spoke about the other day? Well I'll tellya, this is starting to piss me off. Tell those guys "NO JELLY DONUTS!!!! Sit!!!" [That always works with Officer Hardass when he pulls me over on the way back to the shop after a run to Krispy Kream. Well, that and him scoring half my haul. I steadfastly refuse to pick-up the cleaning bill to get the white stuff from his tie!!! By afternoon he's messed-up his spare and is workin' open collar. What a racket!!!]
Almost all solder connections to electrical components are for mechanical connection and electrical conductivity. A solder connection is not meant for mechanical strain only good electrical contact.
Applying force causes even a good connection to deteriorate. Even if the lead doesn't pull from the joint, the process affects the quality of the connection. If your inspector thinks of this as a non-destructive technique then, he is wrong. It is certainly deteriorating the solder joint(s).
How does the inspector know he hasn't applied 99% of the breaking force required and that the joint is only now hanging on by a whisper and a prayer?! [Got them calibrated elbows at inspector school, I'll bet.]
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