Re: How to build obsolescence into an appliance.

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From: Franc Zabkar
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:30

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On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:02:39 +1100, The Other Rob
<public@invademyspaceREMOVETHIS.ANDTHIScom> put finger to keyboard and
composed:

>I heard a while back that some manufacturers actually put a resin in their
>PCB's that drys out over the course of a year or two and shrinks, breaking
>the tracks on the PCB.

I'd be more worried about the glue that some manufacturers use to hold
components in place. Over time this glue dries out and becomes
conductive, causing all sorts of intermittent faults.


-- Franc Zabkar

Please remove one 'g' from my address when replying by email.

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Subject: Re: How to build obsolescence into an appliance.
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