what's your particular concern/experience w/ OSP. Just general concern or specific issue as relates to Pb-free? dw At 05:24 AM 1/26/2006, you wrote: >Well, immersion silver is still cheaper than gold over nickel. >The cheapest alternative is OSP, but I would not recommend it. It >depends also on the type of assembly and its application. >Immersion tin may be an alternative, but I would not recommend that >either, as it has serious storage and long-term reliability issues. > >-----Original Message----- >From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] >Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:38 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [TN] Immersion Gold and LF PROCESS > >Richard: Thanks so much for the help.....much appreciated!!!! My boss >is >now askiing me to look in other directions vs. SAC305, with the price >of silver skyrocketing. Any suggestions? >As a contract manufacturer, we see a huge variety of applications, so I >am reluctant to go into something that the rest of the world has not >fully investigated. > >Thanks for your help!!!!! > >Best regards, >Bill > >--------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or >(re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET >Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the >posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the >archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please >visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for >additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or >847-615-7100 ext.2815 >----------------------------------------------------- > >--------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e >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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to >[log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to >[log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest >Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 >for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or >847-615-7100 ext.2815 >----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------