STEPHEN, IPC-D-275 SECT 3.8.4.3 (SOUNDS LIKE A STAR DATE DOESN'T?), CONTAINS INFORMATION ON GOLD PLATING. ALSO REFERENCE SECTION 3.8.4.4 ON NICKEL UNDERPLATING. TABLES 3-8 AND 3-9 WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOU'RE END PRODUCT. AS TO WETHER IT'S WORTH IT, YOU MUST CONSIDER YOUR END USAGE AND THEN TALK WITH YOU'RE FAB HOUSE. REGARDS, ROB BUTTERWORTH SR PWB DESIGNER ADC VIDEO SYSTEMS 999 RESEARCH PARKWAY MERIDEN, CT 06450 [log in to unmask] ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Gold Flash on PWB's Author: [log in to unmask] at internet-mail Date: 4/24/96 2:52 AM Can anyone supply a specification to call up when requesting a Gold Flash finish on a PWB and is it worth it today, with the advances with the HASL finishes. Regards Stephen Cooper Manufacturing Projects Manager SCITEC LIMITED Apollo Place Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia PH : +612 428 9500 Fax : +612 428 9589 Email : [log in to unmask]