Re: Reflow Damage to Capacitors

From: legg <legg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:14:40 -0500

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008 14:42:24 -0600, "Gary Pace" <abc@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Am I unnecessarily concerned, given that leg seals etc are already rated for
wave soldering, and that SM electrolytics are rated for reflow and are
pretty much the same design ?

Wavesoldering preheat and dwell temperatures can be more severe than
reflow, but concentrate on the board and leads.

You should be concerned about film capacitors, but electrolytics are
not damaged by temporary controlled skin temperatures that may split
their pvc jackets.

RL.
.

References:
- Reflow Damage to Capacitors
  - From: Gary Pace

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