Editing Wave soldering (section)

==Finish and quality==
Quality depends on proper temperatures when heating and on properly treated surfaces.
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! Defect
! Possible causes
! Effects
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| Cracks
| Mechanical Stress
| Loss of Conductivity
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| Cavities
| Contaminated surface
Lack of flux<br />
Insufficient preheating
| Reduction in strength
Poor conductivity
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| Wrong solder thickness
| Wrong solder temperature
Wrong conveyor speed
| Susceptible to stress
Too thin for current load<br />
Undesired bridging between paths
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| Poor Conductor
| Contaminated solder
| Product Failures
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