Hi Art,

I guess you need to find out the actual causes of the dross build-up. What
type of wave nozzle your machine is using.  Is the wave too turbulent ?
Check the way that you maintain the wave-solder pot, it is one of the
important area to look at..


Poh

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At 12:13 PM 10/29/97 +0000, Art G. Pauly wrote:
>I have been having problems with excessive dross build-up in our wave
>solder machine.
>We are considering adding marbles to the solder pot.  I_ve heard
>conflicting advice on whether or not this is a good idea.  I have heard
>that it may keep the dross down, but it may also increase the
>contamination levels.  Does a dross layer over the marbles protect the
>solder from contamination?  DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE ABOUT DROSS &
>MARBLES?
>
>
> -Art Pauly
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