Hi, we've asked a CM to manufacture wire harnesses by hand-soldering the wire directly to the leads of a TO-92 LM35. We're seeing a high failure rate. I believe the cause is due to excessive temperature of the die (> 150deg C) during assembly. However, when I observed the assembly process, it seemed reasonable (temperature-controlled soldering iron, dwell time was not excessive).
I can't find any reflow/soldering information for the TO-92 in the datasheet.
Has any one else had experience with this? Or, could someone provide some specifications regarding thermal/soldering the TO-92 LM35?
Thanks,
Chris Deckard