Oh wise and informative Technetters,

John Goulet posted a few days ago about using a thermal blanket and 
reducing the temperature of the wave solder bath to just below MP in order to 
reduce wear on the heaters while keeping costs low. 

Does anyone have any information on how much power is consumed by the 
typical wave solder pot in heating the solder from ambient, and how much is 
required to run steady state? What about reflow ovens?

We are looking at our energy costs here and ways to reduce. Currently we 
shut the machines overnight, and they turn on by timer 2 hours before the 
shift starts. We are a one shift operation.

Thanks,

Blair

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