I have a customer for a high rel application that is concerned about weave exposure on a epoxy glass stiffener. According to IPC-610, weave exposure is not acceptable. Our material supplier sands the material in order to meet tight thickness tolerances. Per IPC-6013, stiffeners are to be evaluated only for mechanical support. In addition, the circuit as supplied is allowed weave exposure if conductor spacing is not reduced below minimum. Since a stiffener carries no conductors, I would consider this a non-issue. Any words of wisdom from manufacturers or assemblers welcome. Dave Kell Minco Products, Inc. ======================================PLEASE NOTE: Our area code has changed from 612 to 763. ====================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------