For best results during assembly, alignment ordinals on the

PC board may be used to facilitate placement of the micro

SMD device.

Micro SMD Light Sensitivity

Exposing the micro SMD device to direct sunlight will cause

misoperation of the device. Light sources such as Halogen

lamps can also affect electrical performance if brought near

to the device.

The wavelenghts which have the most detrimental effect are

reds and infra-reds, which means that the fluorescent light-

ing used inside most buildings has very little effect on perfor-

mance. A micro SMD test board was brought to within 1 cm

of a fluorescent desk lamp and the effect on the regulated

output voltage was negligible, showing a deviation of less

than 0.1% from nominal.

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