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Greg, have you had any interactions with Subaru over the years?



Yes, I used to supply ABS and Traction Control ECU's to them. Only problem I had with them was that rather than use our relays like everyone else, they had us use Matsushita relays, because they own Matsushita. Fair enough. EXCEPT that we used a process called resistance welding to weld in the relays to the other electronic circuitry. The Matsushita relays had a nickel coating over a copper alloy lead, and that is GREAT for soldering, but absolutely HORRIBLE for resistance welding. Resistance welding uses the internal resistance of 2 parts to create heat to melt the 2 pieces together when current is passed through them (about 2000Amps in our case). Well, the nickel provides good resistance but is also hard to penetrate, and with a semi-soft copper base underneath (which also wicks away the heat!!!), you can imagine the results. Just about the time you penetrate the nickel, you blow out the molten copper. What a time we had with those things! Made it work, but it weren't easy!(as they say)