Hi Graham, Thanks for the comments. The selective solder pallets we generally use are .25" think material. The boards nest in approximately .05". These parts are .17"which would on leave about .025 to .03" of the pallet. I would be afraid that with that thin of material the pallet would have a pretty short life. Also this part has a large heatsink area that gets soldered to the board which doesn't leave much space for glue. Does just a little glue between the leads and the ground plane hold OK? Thanks again, Ken -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:00 PM To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; Ken Bloomquist Subject: RE: [TN] D2PAK-3 Component On Secondry Side Hi Kenny We would do it if we can paste attach the part and shield it with a pallet during wave soldering. We've done lots of them that way, no problem. You've got to ensure the board is laid out such that you can use a shielding pallet. regards, - Graham -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Bloomquist Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:50 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] D2PAK-3 Component On Secondry Side Has anyone mounted D2PAK-3 components on the secondary side of a mixed technology board? We have a customer who has a really tight board and would like to mount this component on the secondary side. My feeling is that it is not a good idea but if any of you have had experience doing this first hand I'd love to hear about it. Best regards, 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 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------