Hi Bob - there are not a lot of elegant ways to remove surface finishes
from component leads. There are some chemical stripping processes but most
folks just have the component re-tinned by solder dipping. Do you know the
reason they want to remove the surface finish?

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins


On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 7:48 AM, Bob Wettermann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> All:
>
> Thanks for the auger discussions.
>
> Here's another weird one for all of  you hardcore metallurgists.
>
> Client has white gold parts covered with 30 micro inches of gold plating.
>
> White gold is Au-60%, Pt 11%, Cu 14%, Ag 7%, Zn 1.5% and Pd 6.5%.
>
> They would like to remove the flash gold ....ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
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