Hi all,

We are currently experiencing solderabillty problems with a surface mount
header. One of the recommendations from an independent test house was that
we specify a gold plated version. My question is; what benefit does gold
offer over tin lead plating? (wrt the solder joints) Our pads are plain old
HASL.

Best regards,

Mark


Mark Holmes PCB Designer
Helvar Merca Ltd.
Hawley Mill, Hawley Road,
Dartford Kent. DA2 7SY
Tel: 01322 22 22 11
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