The solution is really quite simple- don't bond parts to the s/m, design the soldermask so that you have openings where the adhesive will be, ie, bond to the bare laminate material. Cliff Lamson phone: 407-727-5158 Designer 3 / CADD Group Leader pager: 407-690-8594 Harris G.A.S.D., MS22/4842 fax: 407-727-4430 P.O. Box 94000 email: [log in to unmask] Melbourne, FL 32902 smtp: [log in to unmask] ############################################################## IPC Designers Council Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DESIGNERCOUNCIL <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DESIGNERCOUNCIL ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################