Visual inspection usually can't tell you for certain if a trace is connected to the pad or not. I suggest obtaining a copy of the schematic to be absolutely certain. If the pad is indeed a dummy pad, then it depends upon your customers acceptance criteria. If they require a pad to be there, many companies supply pad and trace repair kits, such as CER-KIT which is commonly available through any electronics manufacturing supply company. I hope this helps. -Robert Donovan Infinite Technologies Inc. _____________________Reply Separator________________________ We have a pad missing, but there is no evidence of a trace leading from this missing pad. Is this acceptable? *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************