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Tin Whiskers

2012-01-11 by Russell Shaw

More tin whisker stuff.

It's a largish download, but this report is definitely worth a look (especially 
the pictures):

August 2011
"Lead-Free Electronics Reliability - An Update",
A. Kostic, GEOINT Development Office, Aerospace Corporation, August 2011

http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/


Also worth a look:

September 2011
H. Leidecker, L. Panashchenko, J. Brusse,

"Electrical Failure of an Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor Caused by a Tin 
Whisker and Investigative Techniques Used for Whisker Detection",
5th International Tin Whisker Symposium, Sept. 2011

http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/

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