We currently HASL before nomen, but our technicians have made comments that sometimes the nomen interferes with inspection. If it is a busy board with lots of nomen, the white patterns can act as a camouflage to the defect. The eyeball can't seem to process the information it is receiving. ---------- From: jwmcinty[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, June 27, 1997 10:39 AM To: johnst; jamesken; davidbo; TechNet Subject: Idents before or after HASL What is the most common practice: Silkscreen idents before or after HASL? I would appreciate any comments on this. thanks - Jamie McIntyre PCI Toronto, Canada ************************************************************************** * * 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] * ************************************************************************** * *************************************************************************** * 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] * ***************************************************************************