Technical Note No.: TN-106 MERCURY www.mercury-crystal.com Revision: A Date: Jan. 10, 2001 Page 1 of 2 Title: Suggested soldering pattern and Reflow temperature profile Products applied: This document can be applied to the following Mercury products TCXO: M41, M42 and M44 VCTCXO: VM41, VM42 and VM44 Unit: mm. Electrical connection Pad 1: No connection for TCXO, voltage control for VCTCXO Pad 2: Ground Pad 3: Output Pad 4: Supply voltage Pad 4 Pad 3 Top view Pad 1 Pad 2 Technical Note No.: TN-106 Revision: A Date: Jan. 10, 2001 Page 2 of 2 MERCURY www.mercury-crystal.com Recommended soldering reflow profile: TEMP Peak temp: +240°C +240°C +200°C +150°C +100°C +50°C +25°C Preheating More than 30 sec. 60 to 90 sec. at +150°C~+170°C Reflow 20 to 40 sec. at temp. higher than 200°C Precautions: a. Solder dipping or hand soldering is not recommended. b. For solder paste screen printer the recommended stencil thickness is 0.15 mm (0.006”) c. Peak temperature should not exceed +240°C d. Do not wash the units after soldering. Trimmer capacitor is not subject to the washing cycles. Models without trimmer capacitor can be washed.