Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 14 17:10:37 EDT 2010 | hegemon
Heck, now I look up and see this is SMTdotNET. Do I get banned for asking a TH question? So here's my first real TH issue after living so long in the SMT world. We are having a sudden issue in what has been a stable process for quite some time. I
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 06:40:27 EDT 2001 | nifhail
Thanx Dave/Hussman.. We normally store our solder paste in the refrigerator at 0-10 Deg C as per what the supplier recommanded. Our floor temperature is controlled at 22 +/- 5 Deg C and Humidity is at 55 +/- 5%. Recently we have customer asking fo
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 22 11:04:58 EDT 1999 | Boca
| | I had someone suggest that they weren't really necessary as long as your process is good. Is this just a way to help you keep an eye on your process? | | | | I was thinking, as we set up our line, our money would be more well spent with control
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 18 10:01:16 EST 1999 | John W
| | | | Folk's, | | | | | | | | I'm looking for information of how long you cna store a gold finish PCB before building it. I know there are problems with the gold disappearing into the underlying nickle over time / temperature etc but exactly how l
Electronics Forum | Wed May 27 21:05:30 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
Hey yooze guys! Enough of the jokes between you and Earl (GRIN), let's get back to the topic...well, okay... you can tell a few more...(but good ones, 'kay?) Anyhoo...I'm not sure if ya'll are on the IPC Technet list or not, I've not seen any posts f
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 17 02:50:44 EDT 1998 | Bob Willis
| Have an SRT w/preheat, 18 layer board all copper, 456 BGA needs to be removed and replaced. The manufacturer is Chip Express and during reflow it warps up or down. Causing either opens or shorts on the corners. I was using gel flux with multiple
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 10 08:37:31 EST 2016 | davef
bga hosed by physics ... to find some older threads on the topic BGA Bowing on the corners. - SMTnet [http://www.smtnet.com/Forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_thread&Thread_ID=6405 ] www.smtnet.com › Electronics Forum • Aug 22, 2003 - 5 posts - 1 au
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 19:36:21 EST 2002 | davef
You weren�t clear but I assume the problem is not widely distributed and affects only a few parts on each board. Do this trick: * Cut a ~1� piece of fairly serious wire, like 18 or 12 AWG. * Strip the insulation. * Gear-up with gloves, glasses, and
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 07 21:49:05 EST 2000 | Dave F
Cheers to you Your gold plating is specified for the gold wire bonding between the die of your BGA and the pads on the BGA substrate. For solderable surfaces this is heavy on gold for use on pads. Gold SB thinner on pads to limit the amount of gol
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 30 03:17:45 EDT 1999 | Brian
| Hi everyone, | | Greetings! | | I�ve got a 2-layered through-hole PCB�s having the following problems: | | Solder Mask peels after wave soldering at random locations and only at the bootom side of the PCB | Insufficient Solder and some solder ne
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