Good morning all, Are there any particular reliability concerns when press-fitting a soldered contact (SN63) into a plated barrel with an ENIG surface? What might the outcome of this be over the long term? Is this an accepted practice? Would this be acceptable in a class 3 military application? Thank you for your input. Brian Guidi Senior Product Engineer Teledyne Printed Circuit Technology Tel: (603) 889-6191 X:310 Fax: (603) 886-2977 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Visit us @ http://www.tetpct.com Any technical information attached to this document is intended for the recipient only. Also, the export and use of the information is regulated by the export laws of the United States. Diversion contrary to U.S. law is prohibited. U.S. law prohibits sharing this information with any end-user for any end-use related to the design, development, production, stockpiling or use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or missiles, without the prior approval of the United States Government.