I was hoping someone else had a GOOD answer. But as no one else has replied... In my experience time has little to do with it. Temperature and vibration are what kill my products. I would put it on a paint shaker and test every feature at both temperature extreems, maybe electrical extreems, then call it done. Sherpa Doug > -----Original Message----- > From: David Dunn [mailto:ddunn@TCAINTERNET.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:35 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [OT]: burn in time > > > anybody here have info on how long a gadget needs to "burn > in" / test to decide it's indeed a good part > > i have a device, 16F877, a comparator, 7805, 20x4 char LCD, > and some misc descrete parts, just need to know how long to > test them before i ship > them to customers. > > > thanks for you ideas, > > > DLD > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads