Better yet a cross-section. :-) Vladimir ------Original Message------ From: Ioan Tempea Sender: TechNet To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Oct 20, 2009 23:12 Subject: Re: [TN] ENIG Issue Gentlemen, I guess we are getting too academic here and there is no help for poor Bill who started this. Bill, Can you contact Steve Gregory and ask him to post the best pictures you can take of this situation? Regards, Ioan Ioan Tempea, ing. t : 450-967-7100 ext : 244 [log in to unmask] www.digico.cc P N'imprimer que si nécessaire - Print only if you must -----Message d'origine----- De : Vladimir Igoshev [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Envoyé : Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:03 PM À : [log in to unmask] Objet : Re: [TN] ENIG Issue Well, I wouldn't say that ANY black deposit was present on the surface in that case (from my website). In fact the exposed (black looking) surface wasn't even the original top surface of the plating. The only reason I referred to the case was the appearance (black) of the exposed Ni, which (according to your "classification") would indicate a case of BP. Regards, Vladimir SENTEC 11 Canadian Road, Unit 7. Scarborough, ON M1R 5G1 Tel: (416) 899-1882 Fax: (905) 882-8812 www.sentec.ca SENTEC 11 Canadian Road, Unit 7. Scarborough, ON M1R 5G1 Tel: (416) 899-1882 Fax: (905) 882-8812 www.sentec.ca