摘要 |
Apparatus for applying solder to electrical or electronic components mounted in a horizontally oriented carrier, includes a solder bath, a pair of tracks (1,2) for guiding the carrier across the solder bath, and a device for urging the carrier along the tracks. The track has a first profiled region (12,19) for guiding a leading position of the carrier down towards the surface of the solder, and a second profiled region (16,20) longitudinally spaced from the first region, and laterally offset, for simultaneously guiding a trailing portion of the carrier down towards the surface of the solder, the profiles being substantially the same so that the carrier maintains its horizontal orientation while being moved vertically towards and away from the surface of the solder. The carrier moves on follower wheels which run along the tracks.
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