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Techniques for Avoiding Lifted Solder Tabs

 
 
Of all the Vishay Measurements Group Tech Tips, more than half provide instructions for soldering leadwires to strain gages. Indeed, of the steps necessary for a successful gage installation, soldering usually requires the most practice to become proficiently skilled. And, of the faults in gage soldering, lifted or dislodged solder tabs are perhaps the most common. This unwelcomed event is always frustrating because, when it occurs, the affected gage must be removed and replaced.


Why does this occur, and how can it be prevented? Here are the most usual causes of lifted soldering tabs, and the remedies for preventing them from occurring in your future installations.
  Soldering Heat
 
  Wire Size
 
  Strain Relief


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