Stress-relieved solder joints
Mechanical stress on solder joints is reduced by procedure for soldering electronic components to circuit boards. Procedure was developed for radio-frequency (RF) strip-line circuits, for which dimensions must be carefully controlled to minimize parasitic capacitance and inductance. Procedure consists of loosening component from its mounting after each lead is soldered relieving induced stresses before next soldering step.
Zemenick, C. J.↗