Hello Fellow TechNetters, I am curious about what anyone else uses for pad design, specifically on a square QFP. Is 782 sufficient? Is there a general rule of thumb factor to be used against 782? Or, is there another pad design formula to use? Thanks in advance for any input. Richard Hamilton Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird [log in to unmask] ################################################################ 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 ################################################################