Thank you for that info! Unfortunately the equipment these devices are installed on moves all of the country and is commonly serviced by shops with no relationship to the main maintenance facility... tracking down whether a cleaner was used will be difficult. Do you know whether a chemical test...
A device recently came back to our repair department with anodization missing off the enclosure, as shown in the photo below. On the right is a new enclosure, on the left is the enclosure in question.
It almost looks like part of the coating was wiped off with someones fingers, given the...
Everyone,
Thanks for all the advice. I really appreciate everyone's input. I am going to be running some thermal chamber tests to prove/disprove the dye migration theory. I will post what I find!
-Ken
btrueblood, thanks for the input!
All the hookup wire is from the same product family, but I mistyped in my original post. That sentence should read
"Only these 24awg wires are discolored. Other white wires, 22 and 20 awg Dearborn pvc jacket hookup wire, are as white as when they were first...
DRWeig,
http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b08680b6-92ce-4d44-9900-f9f4ed403017&file=IMG_20130703_101935_609.jpg
I took several photos trying to get the discoloration to stand out, but it doesn't show up well under our florescent lights... In this assembly there are only...
I have been reading this forum since before I knew I wanted to be an engineer, finding answers to whatever question had arisen from that weekends project. I finally have a question I can't find answer for, so I created an account!
The company I work for manufactures an rugged embedded computer...
