I have always run boards so that both terminations enter the wave together. This is to reduce thermal shocking and to reduce solder skips due to shadowing. Kat Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Bloomquist, Ken" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:44:30 To:[log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Wave Solder Direction Good Summer Afternoon All, Assuming no other issues with other parts, what is the best direction to run surface mount parts through a wave solder, side on or end on? Side On |===| ^ ^ ^ End On > > > |===| Thanks, KennyB --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 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 -----------------------------------------------------