If anyone is interested , while we are on the subject of pulse plating , have been working with the process for over two years. Have done alot of DOE's - on smt - thin-core - blind via's - and few others. If you want info please contact me directly at - [log in to unmask] Regards Richard ################################################################ 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 ################################################################