Jeffery,

We have fewer wave soldering shorts by orienting the connector parallel to
the direction of board flow through the wave process. For example, with a 48
pin connector having three rows of sixteen pins, only three pins would exit
the wave at a time.

Dick Pond

At 11:04 AM 2/13/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Can anyone share advice on eliminating or minimizing solder shorts on 
>connectors thru the wave solder process?
>What is the best direction of orientation (parallel or perpendicular) thru 
>the wave in reference to the solder pot (lambda wave)?
>We are currently using OA and RMA type fluxes.
>Our connectors range from approx. 10 to 50 pin.
>Thanx in advance for any help in this matter!
>Andre Holloway/Jeff Hempton
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