In a message dated 98-07-20 14:00:46 EDT, you write:

<< Below is a question about solderability of electroless nickel.
  >>
Have they factored in age of the Electroless Nickel?   Electroless Nickel is
notorious for forming a passive layer that requires a nuclear device to
penetrate.  This may be more of an issue than the phosphorous content, in
terms of inconsistent solderability.

Rudy Sedlak
RD Chemical Company

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