aavid thermalloy llc 80 commercial st. concord, nh 03301 aavid thermalloy pcn# 002172 - 041878 product change notification pcn publish date: october 25, 2005 pcn #: 002172 - 041878 change title: product process change products affect ed: description of the change: : in an effort to make our product line more compatible with regu latory 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 product 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 with a "g" suffix at the end of the part number as shown above in products affected. scheduling of change: sample dat e : please contact your local sales representative for sample availability. volume production: volume production will be availab le november 24, 2005. new orders sho uld 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 unchanged product: once manufacturing has been converted to the rohs compliant process, it may still be possible to manufacture products with non - compliant materials. however, products manufactured with non - compliant materials may require a pricing adju stment due to the cost increases associated with lower volume manufacturing. customer impact : products with matte tin tabs are backward compatible with sn/pb solder processes. qualifica tion r esults: for an aavid thermalloy solderability qualification report visit our rohs website. http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/rohs.shtml current aavid part number 591202b03800 new rohs compliant part number 591202b03800g
aavid thermalloy llc 80 commercial st. concord, nh 03301 aavid thermalloy pcn# 002172 - 041878 contact information: for question please contact aavid thermalloy technical support at info@aavid.com or your local sales office. please respond with any issues within 30 days of this notification. lack of acknowledgment of the change constitutes acceptance of the chan ge.
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