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BEST Releases IPC J-STD-001F Certification Soldering Kit
June 12, 2015 | BEST Inc.Estimated reading time: 1 minute

BEST Inc. announce the release of the of the IPC J-STD-001F certification soldering kit (click here) for hand soldering certification to the newest standard. This kit allows the trainer to administer training in both tin-lead and lead free RoHS compatible solders.
The BEST J-STD-001 training kit exceeds all of the minimum requirements of the J-STD-001 Revision F for soldering. It is an effective and cost-effective way to train and evaluate students and employees. This kit contains a variety of standard surface mount and throughhole components with traces to simulate real world situations. Each kit comes individually boxed with all components bagged and labeled for easy identification.
This solder training kit conforms to IPC J-STD-001E J standard for soldering. The kit is now in stock and ready to ship. Training center and bulk discounts are available.
Alex Conley from BEST Inc. reported “With the advent of Revision “F” of the J-STD-001 document the revised training requirements can be met with this revised solder certification training kit will be required for certification on the revised standard".
List price for this kit is $35.00 each.
About Business Electronics Soldering Technologies (BEST)
Headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois BEST is a supplier of PCB rework and repair services as well as tools for those services in the communications, computer, industrial, automotive, avionic and military sectors. In addition BEST is a master IPC-certified training center certifying students and instructors in J-STD-001, IPC-610 and IPC 7711 and 7721 material.
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