NASA-STD-8739.3 - Soldered Electrical Connections
NASA-STD-8739.3 – Soldered Electrical Connections is NASA’s workmanship standard for hand-soldered PWAs, soldered electrical assemblies, and critical ground-support equipment.
This course provides instruction to operators and inspectors who are responsible for using hand soldering operations on printed wiring assemblies or spaceflight hardware. All of the requirements contained in the standard are discussed.
This course is a prerequisite for NASA-STD-8739.3 operator, inspector, or level B instructor certification.
Vision screening is a prerequisite per NASA-STD-8739.6.
Prior hand soldering experience is strongly recommended.
Cancelled Standard
NASA Cancelled December 8, 2011
Superceded by the IPC J-STD-001FS
Note: Cancelled or Superseded standards may remain valid on contracts after the date of the standard’s cancellation or supersession. Always check the contract to determine the applicability of a specific standard.
Topics
Certification Levels
Course Length
Implementation Requirements
Inspectors, Operators, and Instructors are bound to the requirements of the NASA-STD-8739.6. Click Here to review the NASA-STD-8739.6 document.
NMTTC Terms & Conditions
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This course provides instruction to operators and inspectors who are responsible for using hand soldering operations on printed wiring assemblies or spaceflight hardware. All of the requirements contained in the standard are discussed.
This course is a prerequisite for NASA-STD-8739.3 operator, inspector, or level B instructor certification.
Vision screening is a prerequisite per NASA-STD-8739.6.
Prior hand soldering experience is strongly recommended.
Cancelled Standard
NASA Cancelled December 8, 2011
Superceded by the IPC J-STD-001FS
Note: Cancelled or Superseded standards may remain valid on contracts after the date of the standard’s cancellation or supersession. Always check the contract to determine the applicability of a specific standard.
Topics
- Material selection
- Component preparation
- Part placement
- Soldering techniques
- Assembly inspections
- Solder joint evaluation
- Inspection methodology
Certification Levels
- Inspector – This level of training is applicable only to those who will be performing inspections of printed wiring assemblies and soldered connections fabricated to the NASA-STD-8739.3.
- Operator – This level of training is applicable to fabricators who will be performing hand soldering operations to printed wiring assemblies or other spaceflight hardware.
- Operator/Inspector Dual Cert – This training level applies to students who require the flexibility to fabricate spaceflight hardware as well as perform inspections on other operator’s workmanship. Students training to this level must meet the passing criteria for operators as well as inspectors.
- Supplier Level B Instructor – The responsibility of the Level B Instructor is to facilitate training courses to his or her internal team for the NASA workmanship standards. After initial training, the student must return to NMTTC for Level B Instructor training at a 3-day Supplier Level B Instructor course to complete the prerequisite for Supplier Level B Instructor certification.
Course Length
- Initial Training: 40 Hours / 5 Days
- Retraining: 16 Hours / 2 Days
Implementation Requirements
Inspectors, Operators, and Instructors are bound to the requirements of the NASA-STD-8739.6. Click Here to review the NASA-STD-8739.6 document.
NMTTC Terms & Conditions
Link