Bob, I have had good results with Teflon and I-PVC insulated wires in a reflow application. We even wave soldered a few applications. (sub-merged) Through testing I found we could a use pin-in-paste method and the insulation held up well. If you are doing a Pb-free reflow, there may be issues, as the temps are higher than SnPb. Do some testing, with TC's attached to the wires. You may be surprised to see the results. Good Luck, Rich Richard Elensky Sr. Manufacturing Engineer [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: 559-292-1111 x246 Fax: 559-292-9355 Dantel 2991 North Argyle Ave. Fresno, CA, 93727 Visit our web site at: http:// www.dantel.com <http://www.dantel.com> ---------- From: Bob Donaldson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 8:03 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Soldering wires to PWB with SMT Reflow process To All, We have a application where it would be very nice to solder two small wires to a PWB assembly while we are reflow soldering the other SMT parts to the board. So far we have not found a wire type that a manufacturer will ensure will survive the reflow temperatures. Solid wire with insulation is needed in the 22-24 awg. size. Does anybody have experience soldering wires to assemblies in reflow processes? Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks, Bob Donaldson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------