Hi Phil, I remember the days at Burroughs with the tin lead plate and IR fuse. The only draw back to tin lead plate and fuse, is that you are putting solder mask over the fused solder, which has a tendancy to wrinkle and possibly flake off during or after any subsequent soldering operation. Ron Hayashi ############################################################## TechNet Mail List 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 web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################