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

2014-02-08 by cheater00 .

On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Cecil Bayona <cbayona@...> wrote:
>
> I would think that solder paste once heated would bead away from the
> insulated whole just like it does on the top of the board.

I do not know that this is true. Have you tried? Maybe it being a hole
makes the difference?

> You would need something that would really stick to the fiberglass
> and not let go, like conducting epoxy

I guess following your logic it might also be a different alloy. I
wonder what this does to the stability of the solder in the soldered
assembly.

D.

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