Steve,
It
seems to me that our wave manufacturer (Vitronics Soltec) has a pump that sucks
the solder out in seconds. This is something they use when doing a major
overhaul on the pot. I don't know how they capture the molten solder, but
I've gotta believe that it would be in some form that can be handled by
something other than a 5000 pound lift fork truck.
Phil
Hi Bev!
No I'm not pulling your
leg. This was when I was out in California working for Comptronix (they got
bought by Sanmina).
I remember that I was sceptical too, molten solder
in a cardboard container, but it worked. The containers scorched a bit, but
they held the solder. Of course they didn't fill them very full, less than
half-way up of a 1-gallon container.
I've got almost 1500-lbs. I've
got to empty from the pot, and I'm just trying to think of something that will
make things go a little quicker. I plan to reuse most of the solder in our new
machine that we're getting, along with some virgin bars. Our new wave has a
1800-lb. pot!
-Steve Gregory-
Steve,
Are you pulling our collective leg?!
Molten solder at 235C is darn close to good ole Fahrenheit
451 (good book). Yeah, yeah, I know it is cooling and is closer to 190
C, but... Or is this "can" treated with
non-flammable fillers and maybe a inner metal coating? Why not just
use new paint cans?
Bev
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Gregory
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Sent: August 23, 2002 8:46 AM
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Subject: [TN] Emptying wave
solder pot
Hi All!
In a couple of weeks, I'm going to have
to empty the wave solder pot on our Treiber.
In the past, I
remember round cardboard containers being used to put the solder in after
ladling it from the pot. Does anybody know where I can get those?
Thanks!
-Steve Gregory-
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