Hi John:
> There is a justification for a high-current test **where it won't cause
> any new damage**. The justification is that it will find bad joints in
> the PEC path, and stranded PEC and bond wires that have only one or two
> strands still intact.
The high-current test will NOT find bad joints.
The high-current test WILL find bond wires that
have only 1 or 2 strands, and marginally for 3
strands. Finding strand damage is a function of
the heat sinking provided to the remaining
strands.
See:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/psn/
Download:
97v10n1.pdf
97v10n2.pdf
These describe the experiments I performed on
both strands and joints.
Best regards,
Rich
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