Could someone fax me the article "Optimum Solder Paste Volume" in SMT January 1999? so I can add my 2cents. Thank you in advance. Matthew Norsat International Inc. fax: 604-597-6214 >>> Werner Engelmaier <[log in to unmask]> February 1, 1999 2:31 pm >>> HI TJB1, How do you define 'optimum solder paste volume'? Do you believe that solder volume relates to reliability? As the article in SMT January 1999 points out, shadowing makes the determination of solder volume very tricky at best, and it really does not correlate with anything important. There certainly are no 'Solder Paste Volume Standards', and there should not be. Werner Engelmaier Engelmaier Associates, L.C. Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting 7 Jasmine Run Ormond Beach, FL 32174 USA Phone: 904-437-8747, Fax: 904-437-8737 E-mail: [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 ################################################################ ################################################################ 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 ################################################################