You will also need a Palladium activator bath and perhaps some cleaning solutions for your substrate. But, the E-nickel suppliers can explain all that (on tech data sheets) and supply the necessary chemistry. Enthone-OMI, Shipley, Technic are also suppliers, and most have distributors that handle the small quantities you need. Patty ---------- From: COwEv To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] FAB: laboratory electroless nickel Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 6:24PM Hi Electroless nickel can be used in a beaker. But; 1. Use a new beaker - scratched ones plate out onto the scratches 2. Make up new each time you use it especially if small volumes Most plating suppliers will have an electroless nickel on their books. - Atotec - Lea Ronal - Cannings Have fun Chris ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum 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://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################