>
>
> Phil brought up a facet about increasing solder temperature...I've done
> everything else (slowing belt speed, increasing pre-heat temps) but that,
> only resulting in exhausting the flux before hitting the wave..which is not a
> good thing...spikes, bridges, etc....so how much higher than 500-F should I
> go? I'm also setting the wave depth that the board experiences when entering
> the wave at the level where you could crack a walnut in between my
> butt-cheeks when I'm watching a board go into the wave...in other words, it's
> d-e-e-e-p bro'!
>
> I get the feeling that I'm grasping at straws...as you said; "No way out..."
>
> -Steve Gregory-

Steve,

        Regards the deepth  of you bord into the wave,used to  have a similar
problem with  several  "hard" to solder PWBs. Some bright spark introduced
us to "Board stiffners" that clip onto the leading and trailing edge  of the
assembly. The extra height of these on the front of the PWB definatly lowers
the stress levels as they  go through.

        P Tremewen....

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