I have read a couple of the replies, and must agree with Mr. David C. Gendreau.
The real question is the reliability of the board.  In my humble opinion the
reliability will be acceptable, and the board could be used.  However (being one
of those demanding customers), I can say that you must make your customer happy.
There may be details which we do not have, and only the fabricator and the
customer must agree.  GOOD LUCK.

By the way, since the board is SMOBC/HASL, isn't there some "residue" of solder
mask preventing the HASL from wicking up the lead?  I have seen "exposed" copper
before when what I really had was extremely thin solder mask residue over the
copper.  When the board was placed on a solder float, the solder would not
adhere to the "exposed" copper.  Actually, the copper is not exposed, but the
residue is very thin, and you can see the copper through the mask.  You may want
to solder float a couple boards to see if solder sticks to the "exposed" copper.


Thanks,

W. Glenn Colescott

PT&V; Component Engineer, PCBs & FPCs
Delphi Delco Electronics Systems
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