Hi, You wrote once in Technet : Is there a rule-of-thumb when designing paste aperture sizes for non-standard pad sizes. I'm thinking about a copper area vs stencil opening area ratio for SMT. __________________________________ Scott Buscomb [log in to unmask] voice 770 338-6170 MTCC/Panasonic, Pager Development Atlanta, GA USA 30174 __________________________________ Did you get any replies ? If you got any, please forward them to me. Thanks in advance for your cooperation. Brs, [log in to unmask] *************************************************************************** * 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] * ***************************************************************************