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    Electronic Assembly Standards for Toe Fillets

    It is my understanding that per IPC specs toe fillets are not required as they do not add any strength to a solder connection. Our thoughts were allways that proper toe fillets are a sign of a good process. What are some of your guidelines and thoughts for inspecting toe fillets. How much...
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    Loctite Potting Material

    You may need to question your "mixing" technique. Sem kits can be purchased that allready have the proper ratio of materials. Mixing by hand can allow for errors in proper ratio, some of the compound may not be getting enough hardner or you may be getting to much air into the chemical...
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    This program is not responding - Win XP

    Sorry about that then:) Didnt mean to jump on your case, I hadnt seen the previous response. Keep up the good work!
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    This program is not responding - Win XP

    It has to do with where you can find the system restore utility(something I looked around for longer than I wanted to), and this person's indepedant opinion of this function that may solve the question of the post. It was helpful to me. Lighten up.
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    CELERON 1.7GHZ VERSES PENTIUM4 1.7GHZ

    Interesting debate. Although it is very easily solved. The celeron has notoriously been the "value pentium". It has always had a slower clock speed and less L2(internal cache). Will a person surfing the internet and running office programs notice a difference? Probably not. But if you...
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    wire and cable design

    Try "Engineering Design Handbook: Electrical Wire and Cable" if you are looking for electrical. Amazon.com should have it. Good Luck
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    Antenna recomedations?

    Hello All, I am new to this site, so if this question exceeds the boundries of this forum I apolgize in advance. I am currently looking for an antenna to function in the 2200-2300Mhz range at 1/2 watt power. The trick is for the antenna to be a solid piece of metal(no flexible antennas)...

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