Post by thread:[EE:] Quad Flat Pack Lead Straighteners

Hello All I am looking for a tool of some sort to straiten the leads on a 144 pin Quad Flat Pack Part. It seems they were damaged in shipping. Any suggestions on how to fix them would be great. Charles K Roberts II

Roberts II, Charles K. wrote: >Hello All > >I am looking for a tool of some sort to straiten the leads on a 144 pin >Quad Flat Pack Part. It seems they were damaged in shipping. Any >suggestions on how to fix them would be great. > > > > >Charles K Roberts II > > > > > Send them back. The manufacturer has machines that can do it right. --Bob -- Note: To protect our network, attachments must be sent to spam_OUTattachTakeThisOuTengineer.cotse.net . 1-866-263-5745 USA/Canada http://beam.to/azengineer

At 05:16 PM 4/5/2005 -0400, you wrote: >Hello All > >I am looking for a tool of some sort to straiten the leads on a 144 pin >Quad Flat Pack Part. It seems they were damaged in shipping. Any >suggestions on how to fix them would be great. > >Charles K Roberts II A bit of bending you can fix with some fine tweezers and some patience, but keep in mind that the leads have an irritating habit of snapping off right at the package. It's probably safer to discard the part and get a fresh one rather than risking your PCB unless you have access to good rework equipment. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" .....speffKILLspam@spam@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com