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Topics
of Discussion:
What
is a Burst Test?
What is a Creep Test?
What is a Creep to Failure Test?
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The
BT-1000 and Closed Package Fixture testing
a Lidded Tray Assembly |
With
this background, I would like to more specifically
discuss the detail nature of the Burst, Creep
and an enhanced test called the Creep to Failure
test. We will then move briefly through some application
issues of these tests.
Before
we begin, let me address the nature of test methodologies.
A measuring tool needs to provide the user with
data, preferably traceable to some standard. Moreover,
the methodology of the test and the instrument
need to control as many outside variables as possible
in the test to prevent external variables from
effecting the measurement sought.
Consistency
of methodology is as valuable as the tool itself.
Thus, when the instrument manufacturer is designing,
it is the process and the methodology built into
the test that is as important as the measuring
tool.
The
T.M. Electronics Package Port System
| Figure
1. Peel adhesive and place Port on package
to be tested |
Figure
2. Insert probe head into the Package Port |
Figure
3. Pierce package with needle, fully inserting
probe into package |
This paper is presented courtesy
of TM Electronics, Inc.
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