Atomic_Sheep
Member
Hi, I'm making my first PCB with a CNC, I was wondering what I need to do to it after I mill it? I have read about things like tinning, or nickel gold plating boards, but if I understand it correctly, this is solely to help shelf life i.e. the time that the boards can sit around prior to getting soldered and then shipped. In my case I plan on soldering it immediately so I don't care about shelf life so for me it's more of a question of how to protect traces to make sure they don't disintegrate over time.