Hello Krishnan, Thank you so much for your input. Yeah, tons of our thin backplane are built with HASL. As you know, the Lead Free HASL process has thermal shock on pcb board greater than HASL process. We haven't built any backplanes with lead free HASL before, so we want be sure of the reliability before making any decision. Delamination concern? Thanks. Best Regards Charming Chan PCBA Engineer "Chezhian, Krishnan (Radhakrishnan)" <[log in to unmask]> 2008-11-04 13:57 收件人: <[log in to unmask]> 抄送: 主题: RE: [TN] Build backplane with lead free HASL surface finish? Hi Charming, As long as the board thickness is below 5.0mm you should not have any problem in running the boards through the HASL process. However the reason we limit to 5.0mm is because the HASL process is a very harsh process especially Lead Free HASL, this would degrade the board & also cause fractures within the board which may not be visible to the naked eye. But in your case the below mentioned board thicknesses should not be a concern in running through the HASL process, we do a lot of boards upto 5.0mm…… Thanks & Best Regards, Krishnan C Director Of Quality Sanmina-SCI Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone 93450 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Tel: 60 82 363 000 Ext 1602 Mobile: (6) - 012-8888-379 Fax: 60 82 363 527 E-mail: [log in to unmask] "It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 12:07 PM To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; Chezhian, Krishnan (Radhakrishnan) Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Build backplane with lead free HASL surface finish? Hello Krishnan, Two backplanes, the thickness and size as follows, thank you so much. 1. 2.8mm board thickness, 685mm×275.5mm board size 2. 3.2mm board thickness, 710.5mm×435mm board size Best Regards Charming Chan PCBA Engineer "Chezhian, Krishnan (Radhakrishnan)" <[log in to unmask]> 发件人: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 2008-11-04 11:15 请答复 给 TechNet E-Mail Forum; 请答复 给 "Chezhian, Krishnan (Radhakrishnan)" 收件人: [log in to unmask] 抄送: 主题: Re: [TN] Build backplane with lead free HASL surface finish? Hi Charming, What is the thickness of the backplane?? Thanks & Best Regards, Krishnan C Sanmina-SCI Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. "It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charming Chan Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:45 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Build backplane with lead free HASL surface finish? Hello TechNet experts, On our master fabrication drawing, the surface finish for backplane is specified as ENIG, but the fabrication shop ask for waiver to build with lead free HASL. Is it reliable enough? Any other concerns should be taken into consideration? Thanks a lot. Best Regards Charming Chan PCBA Engineer -------------------------------------------------------- ZTE Information Security Notice: The information contained in this mail is solely property of the sender's organization. This mail communication is confidential. Recipients named above are obligated to maintain secrecy and are not permitted to disclose the contents of this communication to others. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. 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