Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Run very far away. No, I am just joking. The main advantage of the hot bar process is that it is simple and localized. The only disadvantages are that the surface being soldered must be at the same level (ie flat), and any components cannot be in the middle of it. The last one doesn't probably make sense, so let's do an example. I am attaching four leads flat on a board, which is OK. Unfortunately, the design placed a cap in between the leads, so I have to get a special hot bar to do this, and the supplier doesn't know if it will work. As far as TAB (tape automated bonding) goes, this is a good application. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [TN] Hot Bar Soldering?? Author: [log in to unmask]> Bruce Robertson <[log in to unmask] at internet Date: 7/20/98 1:16 PM Hello everyone, Who out there knows anything about hot bar soldering?? We are considering using an LCD with a TAB driver that requires hot bar soldering to the PCB. The problem is I have no experience with this process - can anyone please explain to me what is involved, and what the pros and cons of using such a process are? Thanks very much. Regards, Bruce Robertson Production Engineering Mobile Radio Division Tait Electronics Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------ 558 Wairakei Road, PO Box 1645 Christchurch, New Zealand. Direct Phone: (64)(3) 3580376 Fax: (64)(3) 358 3603 Email: [log in to unmask] Internet: http://www.tait.co.nz ------------------------------------------------------ ################################################################ 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################ ################################################################ 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################