Yes, this was tried by us some time ago, and we experienced the same
problem.  The ink is surprisingly thick and acted like a fulcrum under the
center of the 0603.  If screened outlines and ref des's are absolutely
necessary, you could re-designate the parts on the board so there's a flow
to the reference designators.  Then show the first and last ref des on each
row of parts, hiding the ones in between.  But the best suggestion I could
offer is eliminate the reference designators and part outlines altogether as
we did here.  We now show only stick lead parts and those which require hand
insertion.

Tom Hybiske
Bose Corporation
The Mountain
Framingham, MA



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Noonan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 5:09 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [DC] 0603 LEGEND & REPORTED TOMB STONING
>
>
> Hi All
> I have had a query from someone who has a very dense board
> with lots of 0603
> passives ,
> for legend to mark these 0603's instead of an ink box drawn around the
> component they used an ink dot or line drawn between the pads
> this then
> leaves more room for the Ref Des.
> The board shop has reported that placing any ink between the
> pads may cause
> tombstoning has anyone had any experience with this.
>
> Paul Noonan
>
>

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