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May I know why boiling test at 4 hour 100 deg C is required? What is the purpose of this test

2006

I would like to why for disk drive components what is the purpose of boiling water test.

Marilyn Soong

2006

It's a poor man's accelerated environmental test. If your parts fail the boiling water test, they will probably fail the required, expensive testing. Doing it will give you a "heads up" on quality issues.

Sheldon Taylor
supply chain electronics
Wake Forest, North Carolina

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