provide you have good solder mask...
  jk
> Thanks for all the feedback.
> It seems that there may be acceptable applications for transferring solder
> from the iron; specifically when you can inspect the result to be sure
> that you have gotten good wetting.
>
> Ben
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> Possibly a problem with terms here.
> We usually think of transfer soldering as transfer printing of solder
> paste via pins, or other shaped tools from a controlled depth pool of
> solder to the work and then reflowing.
> I think what is meant in the question is melting a gob of solder onto
> 'iron bit (tip in US English) and then transferring to the work.
> This is usually not thought good technique as there is a tendency for the
> flux core to be burnt out on the tip before reaching the work.
> So extra flux could be applied to work, also improving thermal transfer,
> as remarked.
>
> It's possible for a good operator to obtain acceptable results in
> prototyping/low volume doing this. Higher volumes would merit a little
> more thought on designing a less craft like process.
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> Mike
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> Ben - do you mean dippable solder paste?
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> Dave Hillman
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> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Gumpert, Ben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Technetters,
>>
>> Anyone have comments on transfer soldering?
>> It's identified in an IPC video as one of the seven sins of soldering,
>> but seems to be focused on non-visible joints like through hole, as
>> opposed to SMT or wire soldering.
>>
>> There was a paper mentioned on Technet a while back which claimed
>> transfer soldering was just as good as 'normal' soldering, but there
>> was just a
> link
>> to the abstract.
>>
>> Ben
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