aavid thermalloy llc 80 commercial st. concord, nh 03301 aavid thermalloy pcn# 017463 - 041938 product change notification pcn publish date: february 14, 2006 pcn #: 017463 - 041938 change title: product process change products affected: description of the change: : in an effort to make our product line more compatible with reg ulatory and environmental guidelines, we are changing the volume man ufacturing process for our products to make them rohs compliant according to aavid thermalloy specification rohs 9000. (available at http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/rohs.shtml ). the current version of this pro duct uses solderable tabs that are plated with a tin - lead finish. the rohs compliant version will have a 100% matte tin finish per astm b545 with a nickel under - plate barrier of 1.9 to 3.8 um. product built using this new plating process is identified wi th a "g" suffix at the end of the part number as shown above in products affected. scheduling of change: sample dat e : ple ase contact your local sales representative for sample availability. volume production: volume production will be available march 16, 2006. new orders should be placed for the ?g? suffix product. please adjust your current orders so that they can be filled accordingly depending upon stock and availability. eol of u nchanged product: once manufacturing has been converted to the rohs compliant process, it may still be possible to manufactu re products with non - compliant materials. however, products manufactured with non - compliant materials may require a pricing adjustment due to the cost increases associated with lower volume manufacturing. customer impact : products with matte tin tabs are backward compatibl e with sn/pb solder processes. qualification r esults: for an aavid thermalloy qualification report s visit our rohs website. http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/rohs.shtml c urrent aavid part number 576802u03100 new rohs compliant part number 576802u03100g
aavid thermalloy llc 80 commercial st. concord, nh 03301 aavid thermalloy pcn# 017463 - 041938 contact information: for question please contact aavid thermalloy technical support at info@aavid.com or your local sales office. please respond with any issue s within 30 days of this notification. lack of acknowledgment of the change constitutes acceptance of the change.
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