Terry:  Can you provide more information on your machine setup, flux, thermals, 
. . . etc...

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Subject: ASSY: Gold contamination after wave soldering?
Author:  [log in to unmask] (Terry Huddeston) at INTERNET
Date:    7/26/96 9:50 AM


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Could anyone out there help with the explaination of why after wave 
soldering that there will appear a gold film mainly on top of the PWB? 
Some of our inspectors are concerned and question what this substance 
is?
     
Thanks for any help on this subject.
     
Terry Huddleston
Teledyne Lewisburg
     
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