Soldering methods and apparatus

摘要

Apparatus augmenting a wave soldering machine for mitigating warpage of a printed wiring board after it is processed by the soldering machine comprises heat dissipation means (200) and cooling means (202). The dissipation means directs a first gaseous stream over the a narrow, transverse strip on the underside of the board as it exits a crest of molten solder supplied by the soldering machine. The stream solidifies any liquid solder without disturbing the solder joints. The cooling means directs a second gaseous stream to substantially the centerline region of the board as it exits the dissipation means. The seriatim arrangement of heat reduction means produces a cooling characteristic which is the inverse of the temperature characteristic caused by the soldering operation.