Solder fusing is now an accepted and widely specified process finish for printed circuit boards. The principle and practices of fusing are given in this paper, together with the metallurgical aspects of the subsequent metal to metal bonds. Recent work by the author's company has shown a phenomenon of non-wetting occurring at the ″knee″ of the through-plated hole during solderability testing, and an investigation into the cause is described, together with the British Standard requirements for wetting of through-plated holes.