Here is the friendly neighborhood "stab at it" person again (ME). I'll take a stab at it and think this resembles "wave soldering", since the wave "weaves" as it flows and the ridge of the wave contacts the PCBA at a flat contact point? Just a guess. At 10:19 AM 2/24/99 -0500, you wrote: >Another question from your friendly neighborhood Japanese translator: > >The term says, literally "flat weave soldering" and "flat weave contact." > >What is this, and how is it said in English. > >Thanks! > >Warren > >################################################################ >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 ################################################################