Apparatus for and method of providing an inerting gas during soldering

摘要

Described herein is an apparatus and method for providing an inerting gas during the application of soldering to a work piece. In one aspect, there is provided an enclosure (2000) for providing an inerting gas into an atmosphere above a solder reservoir during soldering of a work piece comprising: a tube (10') in fluid communication with an inerting gas source wherein the tube (10') comprises one or more openings for the flow of the inerting gas therethrough, a base (2010) wherein the tube (10') resides in therein and comprises an interior volume, a neck (2020) comprising an opening and an interior volume (2025) in fluid communication with the interior volume of the base (2010), and a cap (2030) proximal to the opening wherein the inerting gas source travels through the tube (10') into the interior volume and into the atmosphere through the opening defined by the neck (2020) and cap (2030).