Mike, No question your board is going to be stressed by the auto-insert process, no matter how well adjusted your cut/clinch is. Better off to handload your through hole if you can.... Mike McMonagle PCA Process Supervisor K*Tec Electronics (281) 243-5639 > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Lang [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 12:29 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] QUESTION: SMT Topside plus Through Hole Insertion > Stress > > I would like to expand my PCB assembly capabilities to > include top-side SMT plus top-side though hole. The > process, as most of you know, is: > > Stencil Solder Paste > Pick and Place SMT > Reflow > Autoinsert Through Hole Components > Wave Solder > > Bottom side SMT can also be applied before wave. > > MY CONCERN: Stress on the topside SMT components / > solder joints resulting from the autoinsert process (or any > other stress). > > MY QUESTION: What has been done in this field, what > information is available, what concerns/work-arounds exists, > etc? How is this best brought online? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > ################################################################ > 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 ################################################################ ################################################################ 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 ################################################################