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- Component Failure Analysis
- Contamination Analysis
LCD Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) that had fading issues; there were five failing LCDs and a …
May 8, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Inorganic Analysis
Surface Mount Tantalum Capacitors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two surface mount (SM) tantalum capacitors that had internal resistive shorts. Capacitors are …
May 2, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Contamination Analysis on PCB
Ion Chromatograph Analysis on Three Samples
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three samples in polyethylene bottles to develop an analytical procedure for determining chloride …
April 19, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Inorganic Analysis
220 Picofarad AVX Capacitor
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received four 220 picofarad AVX capacitors for failure analysis. There are a variety of capacitors, including …
April 17, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Inorganic Analysis
Pulse Transformers Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received six pulse transformers, three of which were failures, three of which were reliable. The objective …
April 17, 2013
- Component Failure Analysis
- Contamination Analysis
Corrosion on Lead Screw Assembly
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several contaminated lead screw assemblies. Also received were three insulin samples, one grease …
April 3, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Inorganic Analysis
Corrosion
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received metallurgical corrosion failures from lamp sockets. The materials and the insulation protection was …
April 2, 2013
- Connector Failure Analysis
- Contamination Analysis
Connector Failure
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two failed terminal block electrical connectors from two different installation sites. These …
April 1, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Diode Failure Analysis
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting laser" with diminished light capacity over time for …
April 1, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Contamination Analysis on PCB
MOC101 Photocoupler
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three failed Vishay MOC8101 isolating photocouplers for failure analysis. These photocouplers are …
March 31, 2013
- Contamination Analysis
- Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Resistor Contamination on Axial-Lead Resistors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three axial-lead resistors for failure analysis (pictured in the first picture directly below). A …
March 31, 2013
- Capacitor Failure Analysis
- Contamination Analysis
Varactor Diode GVD30601-001
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several GVD30601-001 super hyperabrupt junction tuning varactor diodes with a latent failure …
March 31, 2013