At 08:00 AM 8/6/96 -0500, you wrote: >-- [ From: Jim Zanolli * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- > >Does anyone have any ideas on how to solder thru-hole connectors >without the extra step of wave soldering? In many cases a sufficient >volume of solder cannot be achieved by applying solder paste to the >hole. > >In another case the connector has long .485" .025 square tails that >must have gold plating to allow mating to another connector after >soldered to PCB -- and therefore cannot even be wave soldered. Are >there any alternatives to laborious hand soldering or solder donuts? > >Does the term "intrusive reflow" define the soldering of thru-hole >leads by paste in the hole and reflow? >Yes. > >We are currently using an Air-wick Company (Milford, Connecticut) "solder fountain" quite successfully, as part of our final assembly process, for quick soldering of connectors. It is necessary to use a mask over adjacent components, and you attach the correct size fountain tool to match component size, but works nicely even for fairly fine pitch connectors. > > ---------------------------------- Jeffery L. Hempton Phone: (219) 429-7335 Fax: (219) 429-4688 Hughes Defense Communications Mail Stop: 25-31 1010 Production Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808-4106 Email: [log in to unmask] "The reason most people do not recognize opportunity is because it is usually wearing a pair of bib overalls and disquised as hard work." - -Thomas Edison *************************************************************************** * 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. * ***************************************************************************