I have all KINDS of recipes for ya! Which one do you want? Pd, Ni, or even some really exotic metal finishes! Dave [log in to unmask] on 01/08/98 08:43:29 AM Please respond to [log in to unmask]; Please respond to [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: David D Hillman/CedarRapids/Collins/Rockwell) Subject: Re: [TN] Gold Plating Question In a message dated 98-01-07 08:47:45 EST, you write: > > I am looking for guidance on choosing gold plating thicknesses and > plating processes for circuit board edge fingers. For example: What are > the recommendations for circuit board edge fingers that will be inserted > into a connector and removed 10 times verses a installation/removal > cycle of 50 times? Along the same lines, I have an application where I mate / de-mate a connector hundreds of times. I would ask the TechNet crowd which would be better, gold or a hard nickel? Doug Pauls ############################################################## TechNet 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 TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## 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 ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet 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 TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## 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 ##############################################################