Good to know, except, I need results based on a much larger sample & technical comparison info. Since I have used gold successfully in the past, I can't risk a test run silver based on 1 companies results.
Is there some sort of general PCB domain comparison between gold & silver? _____________ Brian Guralnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 4:44 AM Subject: [PEDA] Antwort: Silver Immersion, was: Trace Width Charts Brian, we went completely away from gold, nothing but problems in the soldering process. Silver showed much better results for us. The price is about the same. Maybe it depends on the assembly house and the processes they are using. Mit freundlichem Gru Kind regards Gisbert Auge N.A.T. GmbH www.nateurope.com Brian Guralnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] An: Protel EDA Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eotron.ca> Kopie: Thema: [PEDA] Silver Immersion, was: Trace Width Charts 26.09.2003 09:56 Bitte antworten an "Protel EDA Forum" > > I have just attended a meeting of the IPC Designers Council where the > subject of finishes for PCB's came up and it was revealed that Silver > Immersion seems to have great benefits for assembly, shelf life, > solderability, rework, etc... > > Can anyone give me their experiences with the process and its benefits and > down sides? Have you personally used it, how long, what sort of problems > have you seen, what are the cost issues? > > Best Regards, > > Bill Brooks > "Politics is more difficult than Physics" - Albert Einstein Good question. I would also like to know how it compares to Gold Immersion. I've gone all gold on all of my current PCBs as a means to improve overall general quality. (eg: http://pages.infinit.net/helloftp/bd2.jpg A-LA-CARTE AV headend scalar & switcher PCBs.) Is silver any better, or cheaper? _____________ Brian Guralnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brooks,Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Trace Width Charts > > I have just attended a meeting of the IPC Designers Council where the > subject of finishes for PCB's came up and it was revealed that Silver > Immersion seems to have great benefits for assembly, shelf life, > solderability, rework, etc... > > Can anyone give me their experiences with the process and its benefits and > down sides? Have you personally used it, how long, what sort of problems > have you seen, what are the cost issues? > > Best Regards, > > Bill Brooks > "Politics is more difficult than Physics" - Albert Einstein > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *