Pete, check www.smtinfo.net. And don't worry, it's easy. Ioan > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Crain, Peter (GE Energy) > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:53 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Looking to start paste in hole process > > Hi fellow Techneters, > > I have many questions on the "paste in hole" or "pin in paste" process. For > a bit a equipment background, we have batch style equipment (screen printer, > placement machine and 5 zone reflow oven) I want to be able to solder THT > connectors in the SMT process and expect the connectors to be placed by > hand. > > How do I design the stencil for the THT connectors? Someone said to put four > small squares of paste around each hole of the connector...... > > Do my reflow temps change a great deal? Is there anything else I need to > consider? Is the reliability of this process proven???.... and we don't have > to expect any great field issues as long as we stick to IPC-A-610? > > Many questions for a Monday..... > > Thanks in advance for your feedback and help > > Peter Crain > Manufacturing Engineering > > > Network Reliability Services > > General Electric Canada Inc. > > 2728 Hopewell Place N.E., Calgary, Alberta T1Y 7J7 CANADA > > Tel: 403.214.4560, Dialcomm: 8.498.4560 Fax: 403.214.4776 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Website: www.gepower.com/substationautomation > > > > NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail is privileged, > > confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee named above. > > If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby > > notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is > > strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > > notify me immediately by telephone (collect) at (1) 403.214.4400 and > > destroy this e-mail as well as any copy. Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 -----------------------------------------------------