P3355

ETALDOC 702/7

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April 2005

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Reliability testing to IEC 68

Tested to clauses of IEC 68 and compliant with all functional and safety requirements following exposure as follows:

Test description IEC 68 reference

Test details

Result

Robustness of

terminations

Tensile 5N pull

Thrust 1N push

No impairment

No pin detachment or distortion

Solderability

68-2-20 Test Ta Method 1

Solder bath 235ºC 2s

Resistance to

soldering heat

68-2-20 Test Tb Method 1A

68-2-20 Test Tb Method 2

Solder bath 260ºC 10s

Soldering iron 350ºC 5s

No impairment

Finish smooth, bright and even

Vibration

68-2-6 Test Fc

Sweep 10-55-10Hz in 1 minute

Amplitude 1.5mm pk-pk

Duration 2h per axis, 3 axes

No impairment

Shock

68-2-27 Test Ea

Peak acceleration 1000m/s

2

Duration of pulse 6ms

3 shocks each direction on 3 axes

No impairment

Cold

68-2-1 Test Ab

-25ºC 16h

Recovery to ambient 1-2h

No impairment

Dry heat

68-2-2 Test Bb

125ºC 16h

Recovery to ambient 1-2h

No impairment

Damp heat

68-2-3 Test Ca

40ºC 4 days, RH 93%

Recovery to ambient 1-2h

No impairment

Change of

temperature

68-2-14 Test Na

Recovery to ambient 1-2h

5 cycles

No impairment

Combined Environmental Reliability Testing (CERT)

Components step stressed at increasing levels of severity using combined stresses to detect potential

weaknesses.

Results are shown for highest levels of stress tested. Compliant with all functional and safety tests following

exposure as follows:

Test description

Test details

Duration

Result

Storage Test

Thermal cycling -30ºC to +100ºC at

11ºC/min

6mm pk 2-9Hz at 1 octave/min

20m/s

20 mins per

plane

No impairment

Transportation Test

Thermal cycling -65ºC to +80ºC

Random vibration 10-200Hz and

200-2000Hz at 57m/s

2 hours per

plane

No impairment