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[log in to unmask] wrote:
> Our in house SMT assembly facility has asked that we tent our vias on top and
> bottom sides to aid in solder bridge reduction.  If bottom tenting is not
> possible becaues vias may double as test points, they ask that we still tent
> the top (component) side.  They use a no clean process.

I am not the one to answer your question about contaminants, but I am curious 
about something. We have tented vias, but not to prevent bridging. Is solder 
bridging across vias a common problem? 

Can I ask what pad size you are using, and how close together they are placed?

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