Solder temp for tinning should be about 500 deg F not C. It should be used in conjunction with a flux. Remember the hotter the more dross build up. Good Luck Ramon > -----Original Message----- > From: Hogg, Blair K. [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:38 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Dross on Solder Pot > > I turned the pot down yesterday to see what effect it would have. And that > effect was - the operators turned it back up to (argh) maximum! It > probably > is 550C! > > It is still as black as ever, and yes the color after wiping off the dross > could be described as gold. > > Now I have to go educate..... > > I'm not sure how this is affecting the quality of our products. We > typically > tin wires in harness prior to final assembly operations were they are > soldered to a PCB. And we don't analyze this pot, when the dross gets > excessive we just replace the solder. > > Lots of room for improvement in this process... > > Blair > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e > 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/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 -----------------------------------------------------