Giese, We have successfully integrated PTH (Pin Thru Hole) connectors that are high temp in our reflow process of cards which have SMT for all the other components. D-shell, headers, and snap-in SIMMs connectors are included in the mix. The smaller sized headers are automatically placed, and the balance are manually placed prior to reflow. We use our standard no-clean paste for the application, with larger deposits around the PTH pads to provide sufficient solder. There is additional maintenance one can expect due to paste dropping in the oven, as well as in equipment prior to reflow. Defect reduction has been tremendous due to alleviation of the opportunity for solder bridges in the wave solder process. Mary Smoot Process Engineer Lexmark Electronics H95A/002-1 740 New Circle Rd NW Lexington, KY 40550 606-232-6687 Giese Klaus <[log in to unmask]> on 09/25/98 11:34:39 AM Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum." <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to Giese Klaus <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: Mary Smoot/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: [TN] SMT Connectors Fellow Technetters, with a lot of effort we turned 98 % of our designs to SMT. Only a few components, mostly connectors are left. Who can recommend companies who have: - a very good selection of SMT connectors, - experience in turning THT stuff into SMT or - have gone the extra mile to make THT components work in Reflow. Thanks in advance Klaus Giese Siemens AG, Karlsruhe - Germany ################################################################ 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 ################################################################