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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: No plating through-hole plating

From: "cheater00 ." <cheater00@...>
Date: 2014-02-11

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 1:56 AM, Paul Alciatore <palciatore@...> wrote:
>
> I wonder if adding some powdered metal that does not melt at
> soldering temperatures to the solder paste would help it to coat the
> walls of the via. It may be a question of finding the right alloy and
> the right particle size. You may need different sized particles for
> different size vias.

Interesting. What's your reasoning why that would help?

Cheers,
D.