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How thick is via plating ?

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Simon:
Well i have put in via's with 1.5mm holes so I can easily solder a wire through.

EEVblog:

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--- Quote from: kayvee on October 30, 2013, 12:38:24 pm ---If you make the vias larger and leave them untented you can always let the wave solder process fill them with solder making a nice low resistance path, or if you are hand soldering the boards, manually fill the untented vias up with solder afterwards.

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that doesn't do anything

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It will, just not a huge amount. Similar to what Mike and I measured in our testing of solder coated tracks.

EEVblog:
I've just created this chart for current capacity

Simon:
Thanks Dave, seems 1.5mm is on the right track and I'll solder a wire through for good measure

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