On today's episode we continue on with our technical sub-series about the assembly process. We delve into selective soldering, which is used to solder through hold components onto boards.

Show notes:

-We answer a question from a listener about tomb stoning, why it is no longer as prevalent in pcb assembly today, and how to prevent it
-https://www.worthingtonassembly.com/perfect-0201-footprint
-https://www.worthingtonassembly.com/perfect-0402-footprint
-Worthington uses selective soldering machines made by RPS Automation which is now ---Hentec Industries - https://rpsautomation.com/vector460/
-Need to see it to understand it. https://youtu.be/p-VImd2yW5s
-Stages of selective soldering - we use 1. preheat 2. flux 3. solder
-Advantages vs disadvantages of selective soldering
-Design tips to make it go more smoothly