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Corrosion on Pcb Inside Valve
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two valves with failed printed circuit boards (PCBs) and corrosion inside the housing. The goal was …
April 3, 2017Corrosion on Polyimide and Silicone PSA
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received a flex circuit with a mystery corrosion on the polyimide and silicone pressure sensitive adhesive …
April 3, 2017Johanson Dielectrics PN 500T15W103MV4E MLCCs
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies, each of which had a single multilayer ceramic capacitor …
April 3, 2017Knit Line and Thermal Cracking on MLCCs
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several Multi-Layered Ceramic Capacitors that had failed and two good MLCCs for comparison. The …
April 3, 2017MuRata PS (Pn 8600118) MOSFET Failures
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received 8Murata Ps DC-DC converters (pn 8600118) with suspected MOSFET failures. A DC-DC converter is an …
April 3, 2017National LM5111-1M Dual 5A Compound Gate Drivers
Gideon AnalyticalLaboratories received four National LM5111-1M dual 5A compound gate drivers. Two were failed and two were operational. A …
April 3, 2017PCB Solder Mask Delamination
GideonAnalytical Laboratories received several Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) that were experiencing delamination of the solder masks, …
April 3, 2017TE Corcom Failed EMI Filters 55Amp (55BCF6- F8236B) and 75A (75BCF6-F8237B)
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several failed 55 Amp (55BCF6- F8236B) and 75A (75BCF6-F8237B) TE Corcom EMI filters for failure …
April 3, 2017Three Phase Inductor Card
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 3-phase inductor cards to be analyzed. Three Phase power is a three wire Alternating Current …
April 3, 2017Toshiba GT40T301S IGBT Failures on PCBs
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with failed Insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). The IGBTs …
April 3, 2017Vishay CRCW1210-HP-e3 SM Resistor Failures
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two PCB assemblies upon which were several failing Vishay CRCW1210-HP-e3 surface mount (SM) …
April 3, 2017Problems with Track Lighting
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several lighting tracks for failure analysis. They all had what appeared to be arcing which caused …
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