ASTM Membrane Switch Committee Meeting January 2009

For a copy of the minutes from this meeting please contact Committee Chairman Alan Burk

Main action items are listed below:

– F2592 Force Displacement

• Alan to submit to ballot with agreed changes.

– F1663 Capacitance

• Alan to submit for ballot with new Precision & Bias statements.

– F1661 Contact Bounce Time

• Alan to submit for ballot with new Precision & Bias statements.

– F1812 ESD

• Alan to submit for ballot with new Precision & Bias statements.

– F2749 Creasing (NEW)

• Brando to send Alan updated drawing to replace Fig 1.
• Alan to submit for ballot with new Precision & Bias statements and other changes.

– F2750 Bending (NEW)

• Alan to submit for ballot with new Precision & Bias statements and other changes.

– F1683 Crease / Bend

• Alan to submit for ballot with changes.

– F1842 Ink Coating Adhesion

• Alan to submit for ballot with change to title.

– F1843 Gloss (2002)

• Alan to submit for ballot with new Precision & Bias statements.

– F2112 Terminology (2002) – Nigel

• Nigel is working on a proposed draft for next meeting

– F2187 Random Frequency Vibration (2002) – Denny

• Denny is working on a single Vibration document
• Alan to schedule online meeting to discuss.

– F2188 Variable Frequency Vibration (2002)

• Denny is working on a single Vibration document
• Alan to schedule online meeting to discuss.

– F2114 Typical Values (2002)

• Alan to ballot for removal

– F2360 Luminance

• P&B statement is missing results – Neil to be asked to determine what is missing.
• Alan then to submit for ballot

– Contamination Ingress and Penetration

– Alan to schedule online meeting

– Luminance Curve of EL Lamp – Alan

• Alan to submit the draft for ballot with changes that were agreed to at the Jan 2008 meeting.

– Interlayer Adhesion – Michelle & Shannon

• Alan to submit revised draft to ballot
• Alan to schedule online meeting to initiate the planning for P&B study

– Flammability – Brando

• Brando will clean up existing draft and email a copy to Ian, Crystal, Mike & Denny for review & comment. Possibly modify the draft to make it suitable for both the OEM and switch manufacturer.

– Capacitance F1663

• Alan to schedule online meeting to initiate the planning for P&B study

– Interlayer Adhesion

• Online meeting to initiate the planning for P&B study
• Alan to initiate online meeting