Your correct John, the small chunks of soldered can speed things up if you are filling an empty pot. On a partially filled pot you might get away with watching the heaters and shutting them off when they start to just start to glow. Gary Camac Thorup, John wrote: > BTW, I've heard that you can damage the heat elements by hot spotting them if bar > solder > is used to charge a dry pot and that pellets or shavings are > recommended. > ############################################################## TechNet Mail List 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 web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################