The damage laminate can be found in 600 under 2.2.3 Exposed/disrupted Fibers. Exposed or disrupted fiber areas are considered conductive area and if they reduce the minimum electrical spacing requirements, they are nonconforming and must be repaired. IPC 6012, 3.3.2.2 Weave Exposure also discussed the condition. Hope this helps Leo Lambert EPTAC Corp [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Shawn Murphy Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Trace cut quality What specification would contain "Trace Cut" information? We have a situation where there is obvious damage to the FR4 material between two leads that had a common trace at one point. Our conscious tells us to repair the gouge but we haven't located anything in IPC-610 to tell us what is acceptable and what isn't. Any help would be greatly appreciated. regards, shawn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------