Wade,
        Martha from AMP has some good suggestions, but does not suggest
the best possible alternative. Check with TEKA Interconnect Systems
(www.tekais.com) and see if they have a solder bearing connector in the
style you require. The leadframes are already pre-loaded with solder and
flux, eliminating the paste requirement and the possibility of
bridging/shorting when inserting the connector onto wet paste. Just
slide 'em on and pop in the oven, they work great....

Mike McMonagle
PCA Process Engineering Supervisor
K*Tec Electronics
1111 Gillingham Lane
Sugar Land, TX  77478
(281) 243-5639 Phone
(281) 243-5539 Fax
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wade Oberle [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 3:18 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] soldering Connector
>
> Dear Technetters,
>         I have a double side surface mount board with an edge
> connector.
> The connector slides on the edge and has leads on both sides on the
> board at a pitch of 0.05".  There are about 30 leads on each side of
> the
> board.  We are planning to attach this as one of the final assembly
> processes but how.  Can we use a mini wave solder pot to create the
> solder joints or should we order a custom solder tip (0.05" x 1.68")
> so
> we can heat up all the leads on one side at one time and then feed in
> wire solder as needed?
>
> Any and all ideas would be appreciated.  If anyone knows of an
> automated
> or semi-automated 'hot bar' solder method, we are interested.
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance.
>
> Wade Oberle
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