[Elecraft] OT: "Tin whiskers"

[David Gilbert]

Yup.  My career was in the semiconductor industry and we knew several 
decades ago that strain greatly enhanced the probability of dendrite 
growth.  I didn't see anything new in that article other than maybe the 
ability to actually watch it happen.

And to put things slightly on topic, I'd be amazed if there were any 
devices in Elecraft products that weren't fabricated with that knowledge 
in hand.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 12/10/2012 12:23 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
> The "whiskers" issue has been well-known in the two-way
> radio industry for decades.  General Electric, in particular,
> had a running battle with the problem, especially in their
> MASTR (Sic) product line's front-end cavities.  The product
> line was almost through it's life span before they figured out
> what the problem really was and the "fix".
>
> Google "Dendrites" for more than one probably wants to know.
>
> 73!
>
> Ken Kopp - K0PP
> kengkopp at gmail.com