Roofing Material Failure

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Kirk and Fred discuss the recent failure of his roofing tiles and the testing that should have been done for roofing materials that will be used in all geographical locations.

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The Future of HALT

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Kirk and Fred discuss the future of Highly Accelerated Limit Testing (HALT), which is not a life test, despite its initial designation. ᐅ Play Episode

Supplier Trust Issues

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Kirk and Fred discuss supplier trust issues ᐅ Play Episode

What Counts as a Failure?

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Kirk and Fred discuss the analysis of what can or should be considered a failure.

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Training Options

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Kirk and Fred discuss the evolution of ways to learn reliability and failure analysis with so much information available on the internet.

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Failure Mechanism Awareness

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Kirk and Fred discuss the many different failure mechanisms and the need for understanding the failure mechanisms and causes of failures.
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Overcoming Product Protections for HALT

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Kirk and Fred discuss turning off the built-in over-temperature production circuits to perform thermal HALT.

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HALT Late in the Program

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Kirk and Fred discuss using HALT for a product that has been in the field and has many documented reliability issues from the initial warranty returns
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Keep it Simple

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Kirk and Fred discuss the challenge of using simple models for one finite element to extrapolate damage scalar metrics to very complex systems.
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