[Dehoyos, Ramon] In THT, what are the pros and cons of using pressed connectors and soldered connectors as far as labor and reliability. In both cases the leads protrude about an inch, so to solder the ones, it is necessary to use solder doughnuts, heat the doughnuts to create a solder joint. Appreciate your input. Regards, Ramon --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------