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Tin Whisker Testing

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Amol

#37076

Tin Whisker Testing | 11 October, 2005

Hi, I have a very basic question for tin whisker testing. Do I thermal cycle/age the Components only or solder them to a ckt board and then thermal cycle/age the PCB assembly??

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patrickbruneel

#37078

Tin Whisker Testing | 11 October, 2005

NASA website on Tin whiskers: http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/

NEMI Tin whisker activities: http://www.inemi.org/cms/projects/ese/tin_whisker_activities.html

CALCE Tin Whisker Working Group: http://www.calce.umd.edu/lead-free/tin-whiskers/ Measuring Whisker Growth on Tin and Tin Alloy Surface Finishes JESD22A121: http://www.jedec.org/download/search/22a121.pdf

Good luck with reinventing the wheel

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