Jason The British NPL produced a useful "Good Practice Guide for Thermal Profiling" that you could access via: http://www.npl.co.uk/ei/related/downloads.html I also have a similar report and if you would like a copy then do please ask offline -- Regards Graham Naisbitt [log in to unmask] Concoat Limited - Engineering Reliability in Electronics A British Manufacturer NEW WEB SITE: www.concoat.co.uk :NEW WEB SITE Golf Quote of the week: "The most exquisitely satisfying act in the world of golf is that of throwing a club. The full backswing, the delayed wrist action, the flowing follow-through, followed by that unique whirring sound, reminiscent only of a passing flock of starlings, are without parallel in sport." Cell: 079 6858 2121 Office: +44 (0)1252 813706 > From: Jason Gregory <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>, Jason Gregory > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:37:18 -0500 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [TN] A poll of sorts...concerning thermocouple attachment > > What is everyone's (anyone's?) preferred method of thermocouple attachment? > Does anyone prefer soldered wires over aluminum tape? Or Temprobes over > epoxy? Also, is there any spec versus rule-of-thumb about alloys to use to > profile PCBs? Is there any concensus that SN96 is best to use when profiling > SN63 boards? Or HMP to use when profiling SN96 boards? There obviously is > need when soldering probes to go over the liquidus of the PCB you are > attaching to, but by how much? > > Any replies appreciated. > > > > Jason Gregory > Manufacturing Engineer > Innova Electronics > (281)653-5593 > (281)653-5594 fax > (281)310-7588 cell > [log in to unmask] > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a 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/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for > additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a 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/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------