USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Frank Carpenter

Michael D Frederickson

Alex E Cragoe

Joel A Mearig

Stephen T Kertis

A system for monitoring the soldering process which comprises a soldering ans including a means for monitoring analog heat flow, a means, connected to said soldering means, for converting analog heat flow readings into a digital temperature data points, a computing means, connected to said means for converting analog heat flow readings into digital data points, which smoothes the temperature data points; locates the beginning of the temperature data point decay; locates the beginning of the temperature data point recovery; calibrates the system for monitoring the soldering process; and classifies the current temperature data point input as an iron cleaning operation or a soldering operation.

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Edinburgh, IN, United States of America

Frank Carpenter