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Re: Solder bath for pcb's

4/30/2000 2:47 PM
Stuart	Re: Solder bath for pcb's I don't want to appear too negative, but I really don't think this is a good idea. Commercial machines have a fluxer, a board preheater and a wave-solder bath, where the molten solder is circulated over a weir so it forms a wave. Solder temperature is typically about 235°C. Leaving aside the safety implications, of which there are many, you can't used flux-cored solder in a solder pot, because the flux would burn and form crud on the surface. That's why you need a fluxer on a wave-solder machine. Also, if you leave the board in contact with the solder for more than a few seconds, the resin in the board will melt.

4/30/2000 2:47 PM

Stuart

Re: Solder bath for pcb's

I don't want to appear too negative, but I really don't think this is a good idea. Commercial machines have a fluxer, a board preheater and a wave-solder bath, where the molten solder is circulated over a weir so it forms a wave. Solder temperature is typically about 235°C.

Leaving aside the safety implications, of which there are many, you can't used flux-cored solder in a solder pot, because the flux would burn and form crud on the surface. That's why you need a fluxer on a wave-solder machine.

Also, if you leave the board in contact with the solder for more than a few seconds, the resin in the board will melt.