Does anyone know what's the benefits of having "low mass heating elements" on convection ovens. I know that one very important benefit is the fast response time, this type of heating elements get to set-point on a very short time. But, are there some other pros/cons such as long term problems, maintenance issues on the future?. What's better? Thanks for your comments Jorge Rodriguez Process Engineer Varian Electronics Manufacturing 615 South River Drive Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: (480) 968-6790 X 4258 Fax: (480) 829-4000 E-mail: [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------