I am also interested in any info you may be getting. If you could forward
any info you get to me I would appreciate it. 

We make boards with flash gold and many of our customers like it.  It is too
thin to cause gold embrittlement. It is better for smt parts because it is
very flat. HALCO solder is very uneven, it ranges from 30 u" to 3 mils.
Immersion gold is easy to test for us as opposed to organic coatings because
you cant probe through them easily.

What do you guys do?


Sid Tryzbiak
VP Engineering
Continental Circuits
407-699-5000






At 02:29 PM 12/4/95 PST, Len Brown wrote:
>	I am looking for information conserning gold flash on pc boards. Pros &
cons of gold.
>		1)  Does it create a better surface for fine pitch surface mount parts?
>		2)  Is there any possibility of embrittlement of solder joints?
>	Any information will be appreciated   Thanks in advance.
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