Hi all, I got some new pictures on Steveīs page http://stevezeva.homestead.com/index.html <http://stevezeva.homestead.com/index.html> . They show an interesting phenomenom that obviously occurred during Ni/Au plating. These "pimples" and "pumples" at the base of the metallic structure right on the FR4 surface that surround the pads look like miserable paintwork, yanno, like if you paint your windowframes yourself. Has anybody seen something similar before and what could have caused that and what would you think would be the risk if we use those boards. We have to come to a quick decision and canīt afford to wait for a laboratory result. Thanks in advance Wolfgang --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------