Robert

If you need this info to run cleanliness test - urghh I hate that expression
- then as a ROT (Rule Of Thumb) take the square of the board and multiply by
3 - that's both sides plus an allowance for the componentry. Don't forget
you have the surface top AND bottom to account for....

If you are out it will almost certainly be on the low side, and for Ionic
Contamination Testing (there, now I feel better) this might be a good thing
not a bad thing.

What do I mean? Well, if the surface area is lower than reality, then the
result will suggest that there is more contamination per square than there
might be, which in turn means you might improve your cleaning operation to
get the desired result and that cannot be a bad thing - surely? (Empty
Mountain Dew Cans incoming?)
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> Hi T'netters;
> Is anyone aware of a program that calculates the surface area of
> components so I can more accurately determine the surface area of PCB
> assemblies?
>
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