We had a system which started the solder pump prior to all solder in the pot being molten. As a result the lower portion of the pot melted and then when finally the top surface of the solder melted, it allowed the pressure from the pump to be relieved. The result was the same as you are experiencing. The solution was to change the timing when the pump turned on. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas C Han [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 11:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Solder splatter on wave solder machine Hi all, Our solder on the Technical Devices wave solder machine is set to come on at early morning so that by the time my operators come in for work, solder pot will be at its set temperature. My operators have noticed solder splatters along the conveyor rails and vacinity around the solder pot. I think it happens during heating of the solder pot. Do you have any ideas as to what would cause the solder pot to splatter during heating? Your input is greatly appreciated Tom Han Ardent Systems ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ################################################################ 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 ################################################################