Spehro Pefhany wrote:

>At 06:06 AM 2/6/2006 -0700, you wrote:
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>>I spent 6 weeks solving failures on financial instruments (CC readers)
>>and identified the
>>1N4148 across a telecom relay as the primary problem... it was shorting
>>after a few months
>>in service, and taking out the internal fuse on the PCB. The fix was to
>>use GE TVS in place
>>of the 1N4148.
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>Interesting. Were they concentrated geographically or by production lot?
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No, it was all over the place. Production lots are always a worry, but 
not this time.

This company leases a million of 'em.

--Bob


>>Its OK, Spehro, Sorry I snapped...I am just reacting to my experience.
>>We agree on almost
>>everything else.  An item here and there won't hurt.
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>Absolutely! No problem, mon.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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