Dear Netter... Any one in the forum can advice tolerance spec for solder paste thickness with let's say stencil 6 mils or 7 mils ? I would like to get details also about pratical in other PCBA company. Is it specify clearly and how many tolerance used ??? Our 6 Sigma team project tasked to reduce our current spec +1.5 to be + 1.0 in order to reduce potential short which could be happen if we allowed the spec in tolerance +1.5. In the same time our management was approved to buy new solder paste thickness checker brand Genitec model GAM70. But really we are in doubt for the reading capability of this M/C and our project stuck on this approach right now. Appreciate and many thank's to any one experience on this topic can clear our doubt. **************************************************** Regards... Marsal GM Tampubolon. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 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 -----------------------------------------------------