January 2008 Meeting

ASTM F01.18 Membrane Switch Committee Meeting January 2008
LabTech - Phoenix, Arizona
 
 
 
   Winner of 2008 PHOENIX Trophy 
Neil Bolding (Co-Chairman) Presented Denny with the newly established annual award.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For a copy of the minutes from this meeting please contact Committee Chairman Alan Burk
Action Items (shown in red) from this Meeting:
 

o   F1597 Actuation & Contact Force

§ Alan will get this standard withdrawn on next ballot

 

o   F1682 Travel

§ Alan will get this standard withdrawn on next ballot

 

o   F1997 Switch Sensitivity

§ Alan will get this standard withdrawn on next ballot

 

o   F???? Luminance Curve of Electroluminescent Lamp 

§ Alan to make changes to draft

§ Alan to submit for ballot

 

o   F???? Interlayer Adhesion - 1neg 1aff

§ Michelle will update changes to draft.

§ Michelle will give Mike S. latest draft. 

§ Mike S. will ask other ink manufacturers to review this document and comment on specifically on the marginal failure point.

§ Current ballot does not officially end until Feb so any further comments will be forwarded to Michelle & Mike S.

§ Revised draft forwarded to Alan for ballot

 

o   F???? Flammability

§ Alan to send latest copy of draft to Brando for minor changes and addition of figures. 

§ Brando then will send final draft (including figures) back to Alan

§ Alan will submit draft to concurrent main & sub ballot

 

o   F1661 Contact Bounce Time (2002)

§ Device Table added to test method

·         Ken G. will add test voltage DC in each column

·         Ken G. to clean up table and email to Alan by Feb1, 08

§ Alan to incorporate changes into draft and submit for ballot.

 

o   Color F2359

§ Negative vote was found to be persuasive

§ Alan to submit Negative vote form to ASTM

 

o   Luminance F2360

§ Precision & Bias statement to be added.

§ Alan to submit for ballot

 

o   Force - Displacement F2592

§ Need 3 more labs for testing

·         KSI – Tony Souza? Ken G. to contact Tony

·         Ken G has a customer that may be able to test – Ken will contact.

·         Bill D. will send Walter an email of where to send the pilot sample.

·         If Ken G can get two more labs Bill will contact ASTM with information on the new labs.

 

o   UL - Component Recognition Program

§ Future tasks include publication of the Outline of Investigation and finalization Test Coupon guidelines. Ian & Crystal

§ Ian has asked for feedback on the latest draft of the “Outline of Investigation” by Feb 15, 2008.

 

o   Contamination Ingress and Penetration – Nigel

§ Alan will send Nigel’s drafts to committee for comment.

§ Alan will forward any comments to Nigel.

§ Nigel to make any changes necessary and present at the June 2008 meeting.

 

o   F2112 Terminology - needs updating annually – Nigel

§ Nigel will be creating a database of Terms from all F01.18 standards.

§ Alan to get a “word” file version of each of F01.18 standards so Nigel can work on this and present progress at June 2008 meeting.

 

o   F1683 Bend & Crease – separate into two Test Methods – Denny

§ F1683 Bend – removed Crease

·         Ken G. to send Alan Setup Drawing for Fig 1.by Feb 15.

·         Alan will submit for concurrent main / sub ballot

§ F???? Crease – new standard

·         Ken G. to send Alan Setup Drawing for Fig 1 by Feb 15.

·         Alan will submit for concurrent main / sub ballot

 

o   Effects of Long Term Environmental Aging of Conductive Inks

§ Don Banfield will email the committee to find out who would like to join him in this task group.