BTW Mark, I notice that there are no references to guidelines for closeness of SMD components to V-score edge..any feedback from the industry or feelings for this subject you would like to share (please,please). How about anyone else out there? Regards & Thanx! Jeff Hempton United Technologies Electronic Controls ################################################################ 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################