Hmmmm! Temperatures below 13°. It could also have been "tin pest"... ;o) Ed -----Original Message----- From: tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rod Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 5:48 PM To: tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tinwhiskers] Re: Re-balling SAC BGAs On 1 Aug 2010, at 18:26, Steve Smith wrote: > The reliability and, for that matter, the useful life of everything > electronic has been dramatically degraded. I fully understand that, for example I had a new frost-free freezer which died mysteriously last year just out of guarantee. I suspect tinwhiskers in the controller, but have no evidence. regards, Rod rod.dalitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The information contained in this message may be confidential and legally protected under applicable law. The message is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, forwarding, dissemination, or reproduction of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.