I always feel more comfortable with a fillet. Without a fillet it's much more difficult to inspect the lead to be sure you have solder completely surrounding the lead. It's possible to have the hole partially filled with solder so it looks ok from one angle but the lead is not securely connected. This may be hard to see. A fillet is easier to inspect. If the height of the lead sticking out of the board is critical, it's no extra trouble to trim the fillet along with the lead.
73/ Bob - W5BIG ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Fillet or not? > > There are those who advocate no fillet when soldering plated thru holes. Is > an obvious fillet in that instance a sign of too much solder? > > K3UJ > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
