Dwayne, Why do you bake the ceramic caps? And after baking, what's the max time yo= u let them sit unused before you feel the need to bake them again? Thanks, Carey Fisher On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote= : > > > FWIW - I bake all of the larger-value ceramic capacitors (larger than > 1n0) while sitting in those containers so that the capacitors don't > get killed from soldering. It takes far less baking time when the > capacitors aren't sealed inside the tape on the reel. I bake at 80C > for an hour or so. Obviously, the glass lid is removed while baking. > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA > (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax > www.trinity-electronics.com > Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .