Jack -

Back about 20 years ago we use to solder wire-wrap pins into backplanes
using  solder "donuts" and vapor phase soldering. The process worked great.

Ed Valentine
Electronics Manufacturing Solutions
8612 Mourning Dove Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: (919) 270-5145, Fax: (919) 847-9971
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.ems-consulting.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack C. Olson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:59 AM
Subject: [TN] ASSY: Reflow for Through-Hole Devices


> One of my colleagues here is thinking their must be some kind of solder
> ring, or collar, or donut shaped thing that you can drop over the leads of
> a (bottom mounted) through-hole device, and then when you reflow the board
> the donuts melt and form a fillet for the PTH device at the same time.
>
> Does anyone do this?
> If this is feasible, where can I find out more (and get a source for the
> solder rings)?
>
> Jack
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
> Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d
> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet
> To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]:
SET Technet NOMAIL
> To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to
[log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest
> Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives
> Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional
> information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700
ext.5315
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d
To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet
To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL
To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest
Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives
Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional
information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------