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   Al Cash
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> From:         Charles Barker[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Charles Barker@I-O INC
> 03/26/98 01:39 PM
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> Hi JoAnn,
>
> Years ago, I created a two page, PWB SHOP MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES,
> STANDARDS AND CAPABILITIES SURVEY form. I would send this to our
> shops/potential shops for them to fill out to see how they stacked up
> against what we were doing. It also gave me good back up data when someone
> asked me whether or not they could do a certain thing when designing their
> boards.
>
> I will be updating this form soon (it may go to three pages) and will be
> happy to send you a copy of it. With that information at hand, you will
> then know just what each shop can and can't do as a part of their normal
> day-to-day operation. I found that most shops, when asked: "Can you do
> xxxxx?" will say YES, but they don't always tell you whether or not they
> would have to push the envelope to reach that goal. I always want to know
> what they are most comfortable with producing to get the maximum yield for
> whatever the particular need is at hand.
>
> Then there are those very detailed survey forms that are 20-30 or more
> pages long............  That's another issue.
>
>
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>
> My boss and I were talking yesterday about what our board fabricators
> can and cannot do.  We're being asked to use 12mil traces as a
> minimum because anything smaller is an increase in price.  I assumed
> 8mil was the "standard", unless otherwise called for due to current
> load, board size, etc.  What are you, in the real world, using for
> your "plain Jane" signal traces?  And also, he keeps telling me we
> use a foreign board fabricator for the boards that use soft gold.
> Something about it uses arsenic in the process and domestic vendors
> don't want the hassle or expense.  I know that Hadco does soft gold
> and I think it's done in New York.  Does anyone have any info on
> other companies located in the US who can do soft gold?
> JoAnn L. Amerson
> Design Librarian
> Red Lion Controls, Inc.
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