Stephen,

I would refer to Table 3 of IPC-RB-276, amendment 1 (published 11/94), for 
gold or other plating/coating thickness requirements. This is the most 
recently published IPC standard for finished plating.

Mike Buetow
IPC Technical Staff
2215 Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
P: 847-509-9700, ext. 335
F: 847-509-9798
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On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Stephen Cooper wrote:

> Can anyone supply a specification to call up when requesting a Gold 
> Flash finish on a PWB and is it worth it today, with the advances 
> with the HASL finishes.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Stephen Cooper
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