I always thought Flash Gold was electroplated. ?????? (Like with minicards) (Unless your in the UK, then I've heard ENIG called flash gold) What would happen if we standardized all these terms???? Thank god (or buddha..depending) for the internet and IPC-T-50. Groovy -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 11:14 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Flash Gold vs. ??? Jack You are getting wrong info. Too thick means bad solder joints due to gold embrittlement - and I have seen some pretty ugly assemblies that started out with thick gold. Contact gold chemistry suppliers for their specific baths to use. Susan Mansilla Robisan Lab ############################################################## 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 ############################################################## ############################################################## 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 ##############################################################