Corrosion
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received metallurgical corrosion failures from lamp sockets. The materials and the insulation protection was …
April 2, 2013Resistor 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, 2013Resistor Contamination on Failed 510K
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two failed 510K, two used 510K operating for about 3 weeks, and two virgin resistors for failure …
December 2, 2012Metal Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories examined the extrusion marks on the tungsten IC probes wires versus a Monel K500 IC probes via SEM. MONEL …
November 23, 2012Relay Contamination
Relays are very susceptible to contamination because the leads are made of copper and vulnerable to corrosion and leakage current if not …
November 22, 2012Metallurgy Corrosion
Several screws were presented to Gideon Analytical Laboratories due to corrosion. The screws were analyzed with SEM-EDS. The micrograph …
November 21, 2012Tin Whiskers
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed analysis on several Melexis US2881 Sensors when the designer found shorts on the returned product …
September 17, 2011Process Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on one opened splitter module LPF-200 PCB encapsulated in the black urethane …
December 4, 2007Process Contaminates Chlorides in Capacitors
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received electrolytic capacitors for chloride analysis according to a prior analysis technique for …
February 6, 2007Liquid Contamination on Relays
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure analysis on several Sky CKC-1C-12VDC 12A/120V relays. These relays have a contact …
March 8, 2005Bourns RJR26 Potentiometer Failure
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed failure Analysis on a failed RJR26 Bourns Potentiometer. The application failure was noticed when a …
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