Dear TechNetters, Happy New Year to you all. I would like to know what "abandon time" is normally used in the industry with solder paste stencil printing [1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 14+ Hours]. Your response will be highly appreciated. Regards Tana PS: I have heard of stencil life, are these synonymous? Dr. Tennyson Nguty, Electronics Manufacturing Research Group, AeroMech Department, Newton Building, Salford University Manchester M5 4WT, UK. Tel: 0161-295 5951/4696, Fax: 0161-295 5575/5108 Email: [log in to unmask] >> If you want to make your dreams come true, wake up! ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################