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Vishay MKT 1917 Film Capacitor Failure Analysis
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three partial boards with four coupling Vishay MKT 1817 63V ERO 0225 film capacitor failures. After …
November 21, 2012Wima versus Vishay Film Capacitor Comparison
Film capacitors are widely used because of their superior characteristics. This capacitor type is not polarized, which makes them suitable …
November 21, 2012Cold Rolled Steel Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a cold rolled steel plate with two corrosion blemishes on the plating. The black corrosion …
November 20, 2012Contamination on Electrolytic Capacitors
Three lots of capacitors were submitted Gideon Analytical Laboratories for chloride and zinc contamination analysis on the terminal leads of …
November 20, 2012Polyimide Silicone Adhesive Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a contaminated white translucent adhesive at the edge of a polyimide strip under a rubber keypad. …
November 20, 2012Insitu Process Contamination
This filter is used in a water filter system for water consumption. The filters were plugging up rather fast with the pink material shown in …
July 10, 2012Copper Wire With Nickel Plated Pad
This is a picture of a copper wire that used to have tin plating and nickel plated pad. The wire was running 120V at 60Hz. The connection …
July 9, 2012Micro-hairs of Copper Oxide on Nickel Substrate
This a micrograph of copper oxide deposits on nickel plating. The copper oxide is inhibiting the electrical conduction of a 120V light on …
July 9, 2012Failure Analysis on Microwave Capacitors
The analysis was performed on ten failed microwave capacitors. They were Samwha vintage 2100VAC .65uF with 3 percent tolerance with a …
March 29, 2012EOS of Signal Diode
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two integrated load switches and two small signal diodes for analysis. The integrated load switches …
January 4, 2012Strain Gauge Resistance Changes
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received an industrial scale to analyze possible manufacturing defects and potential problems that affect …
December 29, 2011Tin Whiskers
Gideon Analytical Laboratories performed analysis on several Melexis US2881 Sensors when the designer found shorts on the returned product …
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