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AGRP
04-04-2012, 12:56 PM
Really interesting video that makes you think. Someone posted it within a thread and thought it should have its own thread:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0bxzU1HFC7Q

jkr
04-04-2012, 01:17 PM
bUmp

John F Kennedy III
04-04-2012, 01:23 PM
bump

I believe I posted that in a thread at some point...

FindLiberty
04-04-2012, 02:50 PM
Those piles of junk in the OP video are sickening (no pun intended). It is not clear to me if that printer chip
is a device crippling page counter (very nasty) or the ink/toner’s “force replacement” counter (still nasty).

My latest gripe... LEAD-FREE SOLDER, yet another Gubermint mandated program that fuels huge
scrap piles of newer electronic devices. Unintended consequence or planned obsolescence/failure?

It appears to be the agent responsible for the common laptop GPU and Desktop PC video board failures
after a few years of operation. It cause glitches, or the entire display to goes dead. This is especially
likely for gamers who tend to stress these components with high heat / cool down, day after day.

Gamers get there first, but many laptop PCs getting much lighter use will still get there eventually.
It might just be a function of time and not only high heat or heat/cool cycles. Heat may only accelerate
these eventual solder ball joint failures. That lead free solder used to make the Printed Circuit Boards fails
under the larger, surface mounted ICs.

http://www.apecorp.com/images/o/figure1.jpg

Sometimes a temporary fix is achieved by reheating the chip/board in order to re-flow the existing lead-free
solder and re-establish the failed connections under these chips. A lasting repair involves cleaning all the old
lead-free solder off of the chip and PCB, then leaded solder is then used as a replacement to make a lasting
repair. This is called re-balling; it's a rather tedious process that has to be seen to be believed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnkGXjcNzag&feature=relmfu <<--15 minute laptop repair video

For some electronic devices (e.g., HP-1522 printer) temporary repair can sometimes be accomplished by
heating the entire PCB suspended in an oven at 390 degrees f, for 10 minutes. This also stresses other PCB
components so it's unknown how long they will then last, but it helps to chant, "Gort klaatu barada nikto".

AGRP
04-05-2012, 12:20 AM
bump

I believe I posted that in a thread at some point...

I think it was you actually lol

kah13176
04-05-2012, 12:33 AM
Those piles of junk in the OP video are sickening (no pun intended). It is not clear to me if that printer chip
is a device crippling page counter (very nasty) or the ink/toner’s “force replacement” counter (still nasty).

My latest gripe... LEAD-FREE SOLDER, yet another Gubermint mandated program that fuels huge
scrap piles of newer electronic devices. Unintended consequence or planned obsolescence/failure?

It appears to be the agent responsible for the common laptop GPU and Desktop PC video board failures
after a few years of operation. It cause glitches, or the entire display to goes dead. This is especially
likely for gamers who tend to stress these components with high heat / cool down, day after day.

Gamers get there first, but many laptop PCs getting much lighter use will still get there eventually.
It might just be a function of time and not only high heat or heat/cool cycles. Heat may only accelerate
these eventual solder ball joint failures. That lead free solder used to make the Printed Circuit Boards fails
under the larger, surface mounted ICs.

http://www.apecorp.com/images/o/figure1.jpg

Sometimes a temporary fix is achieved by reheating the chip/board in order to re-flow the existing lead-free
solder and re-establish the failed connections under these chips. A lasting repair involves cleaning all the old
lead-free solder off of the chip and PCB, then leaded solder is then used as a replacement to make a lasting
repair. This is called re-balling; it's a rather tedious process that has to be seen to be believed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnkGXjcNzag&feature=relmfu <<--15 minute laptop repair video

For some electronic devices (e.g., HP-1522 printer) temporary repair can sometimes be accomplished by
heating the entire PCB suspended in an oven at 390 degrees f, for 10 minutes. This also stresses other PCB
components so it's unknown how long they will then last, but it helps to chant, "Gort klaatu barada nikto".

As a hardcore gamer and amateur robot designer/builder - don't even get me started on how fucking terrible lead-free solder is. The majority of Xbox 360's RRoD and PS3's YLoD failures are due to the solder. Imagine how much more damage to the environment is done when failed hardware needs to be thrown away and repurchased. Soldering circuit boards is a nightmare if you're unlucky enough to get stuck with that bullshit. Connections with gold-plated pins are super-brittle. I could go on.

donnay
04-05-2012, 01:16 AM
bump

I believe I posted that in a thread at some point...

Me too! :D

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?370186-This-Is-The-Way-American-made-Cars-Used-To-Be