Abstract: A process is disclosed from mounting through-hole components having closely-spaced electrical leads to a printed board (PCB) using solder paste. The process comprises applying conventional solder paste to alternating through-holes in an array of through-holes, inserting the through-hole component, applying solder paste to the remaining through holes on the opposite side of the circuit board and subsequently melting the solder (typically in a reflow oven) to form both a mechanical and an electrical connection of the through-hole component to the printed wiring board. Practice of this process alleviates the problem for solder bridges forming between adjacent leads or through-holes. Moreover, this process allows a PCB to be equipped with both surface mount and through-hole components without the need for a separate wave soldering operation to secure the through-hole devices.