Hi everybody, just ran into my first OSP coated board. I've checked the archives, but the oppinions seem to be divided. So I decided to raise the questions again: how's the shelf life for OSP boards? will the solderability degrade more than for HASL due to bare handed manipulation? how touchy OSP is with no-clean, so lighter fluxes? it is a double sided assembly, with SMT and TH components on each side. Will the boards be good for two reflows and two selective soldering operations? Thanks for any help, Ioan ############################################################## 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 Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################