You might want to look at an article in the January 1995 (volume 8,issue1) of The Journel of Surface Mount Technology, Published by the Surface Mount Technology Association. Titled " Through Hole Connector Soldreing With Solder Pasrt Reflow". ______________________________ Reply Separator ____________________________ _____ Subject: [TN] Solder Paste on PTH Boards. tickness=125 mils Author: [log in to unmask] at JOHNSON_CONTROLS Date: 1/28/98 11:25 AM Have any of you experienced with solder paste on holes for assembly connectors both sides, on boards of 125 mils of thickness. Is there any spec about it? What is the minumum solder fillet accepted? do you have any recomendation on reflow Profiles? Special Stencil apertures? Special mesh? Mauricio Castro / Molex de Mexico ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################