Good luck with this. You are probably most worried about building these boards right now, but chances are, you'll need some repair/rework done to them. From a repair standpoint, your technicians are going to have to change some of their techniques. These types of boards dissipate heat rapidly, and you may have a difficult time removing/replacing components. I'd recommend prebaking before starting a repair. 130 degrees F. for a hour or so will get rid of most of the moisture in the board. Start your repair as soon as you can after removing the board from the oven. You may have to use edge rail heaters in order to get enough heat in the board to reflow connections. Ovens help, hot plates do too, but edge rail heaters are the most convenient and easiest to use. IPC-700C is a good source of repair information, although it is getting a little long in tooth (8 years old). ---------- From: TechNet-request To: TechNet; ANDERS P. PEDERSEN Subject: Copper Core PWB Assembly Date: Wednesday, 16 August, 1995 09:02 We are about to order some sample copper core boards for a power supply assembly. The copper core will be .050 thick in the middle of a 6 layer card. All component mounting holes will be isolated from the core, but there will be some "ground" vias tied to the copper core. We have never assembled a copper core board before, and our manufacturing guys don't know what to expect. Are there any basic guidelines that should be followed when assembling a core board? Any little tid-bits we should be aware of? Thank you for any input or guidance. Andy Pedersen Harris Corporation [log in to unmask]