Fluke Datapaq Reflow Tracker User Manual page 33

Preparing the System for the Oven
It is essential to use the correct Datapaq thermal barrier for your individual process;
see p. 11. Ensure that all dimensions of your logger/barrier/pallet assembly are
such that it will fit comfortably within the oven through all stages of the process.
Failure to do this can cause the assembly to jam in the oven with consequent
overheating and potentially-severe damage to the equipment. Resultant battery-
leakage, and the act of recovering the equipment, may cause skin burns and
1. Connect the communications lead to the data logger and start the Wave
Solder Wizard in the Insight software (click
toolbar, or select Tools > Wizards from the menu). The wizard takes you
through the necessary steps, one after the other, to reset the logger ready
to perform a wave-solder run.
2. When instructed by the wizard, plug the thermocouples into the logger's
numbered sockets, as follows.
It is essential to follow carefully the wizard's instructions about probe
For a Wave with Pallet profile run, follow the connection diagram shown
in the Wave Solder Wizard ('Position Probes' stage), as follows:
• Channels 1–3 on the logger must be connected to the dummy PCB.
• Channel 4 on the logger must be connected to the right-hand leading-
edge thermocouple on the pallet (as viewed from above, with direction
of travel pointing away from you).
• Connect channel 5 (for a 6-channel logger) or channel 11 (for a
12-channel logger) to the left-hand leading-edge thermocouple.
• The channel connected to the pallet's rear thermocouple must be
number 6 for a 6-channel logger or number 12 for a 12-channel logger.
If using a non-Datapaq pallet, you must specify in the wizard the distance
by which the rear thermocouple is behind the leading-edge thermocouples.
For a Wave profile run:
• Attach thermocouples to the product or test-piece as required. The
thermocouples used to monitor the wave (whose data is to be used
subsequently in the Wave Solder analysis) must be fixed in such a way
that they contact the main wave, i.e. on the solder side of the PCB; these
thermocouple numbers must have been specified in Insight (see above).
Other thermocouples can be connected to either side of the PCB as
required.
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positioning – or the analysis of data will be invalid.
or on the Insight
Wave Solder
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