Our Electrovert came with such a blanket and a warning in the manual that it would occasionally burp during warmup. Indeed it does. > -----Original Message----- > From: Marsico, James [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 11:23 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Burping Wave Solder Bath > > Bev, Does the solder solidify during the night (is the pot turned off?)? > We experienced this a few years ago (when we did thru-hole). We used to > solder only a couple of hours on one shift. The heaters were turned off > after soldering and turned on again via a timer early in the morning. We > found that occasionally the molten solder would "burp" during the heating > stage. We attributed it to molten solder on the bottom and solid solder > on > top, kind of like a volcano. When the pressure built up, whamo! We just > covered the pot with a heat resistant blanket at night. > > Hope this helps. > > Jim M. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bev Christian [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 1:52 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Burping Wave Solder Bath > > Technetters, > Have you ever heard of this? About once every three weeks, always > at night > (no evening shift on this machine), our wave solder machine burps > out molten > solder. I am concerned for my staff, if this were to happen > during > the day. > The machine is very old but it is not running hot and is drossed > regularly. > However, the tank has not been emptied in at least the last seven > months. > The solder is run-of-the-mill 63/37. Any suggestions would be > appreciated. > > regards, > Bev Christian > XLTEK > > ############################################################## > TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8d > ############################################################## > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in > the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information. > If you need assistance - 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 subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in > the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information. > If you need assistance - 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 subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################