|
|
|
|
||||||||
When is it Time to Shift from Hand to Wave Soldering?Board Talk
|
||||||||
TranscriptPhil I believe we have a through-hole related question. Jim Phil Jim You have a lot of fixed cost, so you have to be able to amortize those cost over the savings in manual labor, so that's the foundation of your decision. Phil So even assuming you have a very well trained IPC certified tech, the fact is with hand soldering, there's great variation. Jim Phil Depending upon the pin count and the other characteristics of the board, you may consider going to selective soldering, as opposed to going full bore wave. Selective wave has received a lot of attention and acceptance in the last few years. It does depend how many through-hole pins you actually are soldering. Jim But selective soldering allows you to get down to controlling the process at the single pin level. It has a lot of advantages. If you're coming from strictly hand soldering, some fundamental things you're going to have to consider including:
So it's not something to be taken lightly. But if you have huge volumes of through-hole joints to solder, there are certain economic advantages. Phil So whichever way you go, be sure that you do your research. Get the proper technology for the type of work you're doing. There is full wave, selective wave, and there are other methodologies. They're a little less popular, but we have to give them an honorable mention: robotic soldering and laser soldering Jim And don't underestimate the maintenance required to keep a wave soldering process running repeatably. Phil We could talk all day on this subject, but regardless if you're doing wave, selective, laser soldering, inductive soldering, or using a magnifying glass Jim Don't solder like my brother. Phil And don't solder like my brother. |
||||||||
Comments
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|