Hi Stew - Are your MELF components glass bodied? Are you doing something "special" in the process to avoid thermal shock damage. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask] ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: ASSY: MELF's Author: [log in to unmask] at ccmgw1 Date: 12/6/96 8:43 AM We've been wave-soldering MELF and SOD80/SOD87 pkgs in large qty's for about 5 years now. We've had little problem with alignment, using square pads. The biggest problem we've had is bridging - mostly due to board density being much higher than ideal. (By large qty, I mean over 1 million units/yr, with about 8 diodes per unit) Stew Benedict, CAD Specialist, GE Lighting, Cleveland OH [log in to unmask] *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************