[This e-mail is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify us immediately; you should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you.] Electrolytic plating relies on current to force the 'gift' of electrons from the surface to be plated to the metal in solution that will become the plating. Electroless plating relies on potential differences between dissimilar materials in the plating bath to move the electrons around. Pete Duncan Richard W Hinebaugh To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: DUNCAN Peter/Asst Prin Engr/ST Aero/ST Group) .COM> Subject: Re: [TN] Ni/Au Plating Question Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask] ORG> 08/22/01 10:35 PM Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum." I don't even know the difference between electroless and electrolytic. Could someone explain that ? Thanks RICH HINEBAUGH ECAT (ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND TEST) COST ENGINEER OUTSOURCED STORAGE & COST ENGINEERING PHONE 507-253-3470,TIE LINE 553-3470,FAX 507-253-2148 3055 41st ST NW DEPT. 3A6,BLDG 664-1,E103 ROCHESTER,MN 55901 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] What do you want to see when you look back on your life? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------