Solders and Soldering [Hardcover]

Howard H. Manko (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071344179 | ISBN-13: 978-0071344173 | Publication Date: February 8, 2001 | Edition: 4

Get the latest developments in solder technology

You can't work in electronics without solder -- and you shouldn’t work with solder without Solders and Soldering, Fourth Edition. Profusely illustrated, this book by the world's top solder educator has been the leader in its field for two decades.

You’ll learn 29 different methods for soldering and heating (for both automatic and manual procedures), and learn about the strengths and weaknesses of each method for varying applications. This up-to-date edition deals at length with modern cleaning materials and processes, emphasizing EPA and OSHA guidelines and regulations, and provides you with state-of-the-art techniques for soldering with miniaturized circuit boards.

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"A recommended addition to the reference library of anyone involved in solders and soldering." Welding Journal.

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The Leader for Over Three Decades

"...a recommended addition to the reference library of anyone involved in solders and soldering." -- Welding Journal, on the Second Edition

Now With New Miniaturization Processes, Environmental Solutions, Mechanical Soldering (including Robotics and Mass Production), and Safety Techniques

You can't do electronics (some some mechanical tasks) without soldering, and those who want to do it will choose this book. "When a book on soldering requires a third update for a current revision, it implies reader confidence, for which I am grateful," writes Howard Manko in his preface to this new Fourth Edition. Readers do indeed place deserved confidence in this classic on the science and technologies of Solders and Soldering, the field's leading reference for over 35 years.

Cutting-edge techniques and materials for printing circuit boards and electronic packaging, as well as hand processes

* The master reference on the principles, methods, and materials of soldering
* Covers core concepts and recent developments
* 19 processes for soldering and heating
* Lead-free solders and safety precautions
* Design advances
* New flux processes and products, with EPA and OSHA regulations
* New manufacturing procedures and equipment for mechanical and electrical/electronic applications
* Special quality-control and inspection methods developed by the author
* An unsurpassed teaching tool

This sourcebook can help you do any job involving Solders and Soldering--better, cheaper, and with less risk to the environment. It's a working tool that mechanical, electrical, electronic, manufacturing, and materials engineers, as well as quality control personnel and research scientists, will want to keep close at hand.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 4 edition (February 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071344179
• ISBN-13: 978-0071344173
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,937,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars solders and soldering, June 4, 2000

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This review is from: Solders and Soldering (Paperback)

It was an interesting book that could of had more where soldering actually came from, i enjoyed it and should recomened it to people with an interest in soldering.The instructions were good, though could of had more examples of things you could make, and how to do so. an all up enjoyable book for people who enjoy soldering.