About the only concern is the current density. This may and may not adverse effects, depending on the application. Cobey Schmidt VisionTek 1175 lakeside Drive Gurnee, IL 60031 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (847) 360-7566 voice (847) 360-7443 fax -----Original Message----- From: Alan Kreplick [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 6:52 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] SMT Reliability I have to assemble and solder (by hand) 0805 resistors on 1206 pads and 0603 resistors on 0805 pads. Any thoughts on reliability? Am I better off bonding the resistor and running jumper wires ("Dead-Bug")? Thanks, Al Kreplick Teradyne, Inc. 617-422-3726 ################################################################ 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 technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################ ################################################################ 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 technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################