Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 10:47:47 EST 2019 | rgduval
I'm with Steve. Check the datasheet, and make sure that the terminations are meant for solder application, and not conductive epoxy. I had that happen a year or so ago with an MLCC. Drove us nuts for two days (not to mention the significant rework
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 07 15:20:11 EST 2003 | davef
O'Connor: IPC-A-610, section 12.4.4 SMT Soldering Anomolies - Nonwetting was added primarily to accomidate OSP boards. Heated flux is used to remove the 'lacguer'. So, you end-up with a copper colored border [or shadow] around the pads, where there
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 31 22:03:30 EDT 2004 | KEN
If you have control over your design (as in an OEM) ENTEK can be a managable alternative. IF your like me (a CM), you get one of everything ever imagined. There has been much ado with ENTEK. Not every product is apropriate. For instance I have cu
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 26 20:43:51 EDT 2002 | davef
"OK. If the connection doesn't look like I expect it to look, how do I know that the metallurgy is correct?" Comments are: * There are no pictures that will get you though this. * You should expect that gold that is dissolved in Pb/Sn solder to make
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 13 09:47:49 EDT 2002 | johnw
Hi Folk's, a quick and easy? question. Got a card with PTH edge stiffeners fitted to it so we need to flow solder them. Having problems getting hole fill, mainly I think due to 2 things, poor pin to hole ratio and also a bit of oxide. The question i
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 11 18:36:03 EDT 2004 | davef
90 Knoop. Q2: Thickness is 4 to 10 u" for Au and 300 to 400 u" for nickel A2: This looks like a ENIG spec. Although, the Ni is quite heavy, 150 uin is sufficient for most applications. [IPC-4552 ENIG specification: * Gold thickness of 0.075 - 0.125
Electronics Forum | Tue May 13 08:26:29 EDT 2008 | davef
First, on your reflow temperature comment: The 183*C focus for reflow recipes for tin-lead solder is a falicy. If you held a recipe for tin-lead solder at 183*C peak, it would never reflow. Recipes for tin-lead solder need to be at liquidus plus 20*C
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 23 20:19:15 EST 2004 | greg york
Has anyone ever seen a bulbous joint (on 1 side > of 1 designator) on every board? I checked the > preheat profile at the wave and have played with > dwell times but can't get rid of it. I checked > the archives and didn't find much. Any help wou
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 10 07:34:00 EDT 2020 | elijah
From the poor bonding strength of the board, the surface quality problems of the board are divided into: 1. The cleanliness of the board surface; 2. The problem of micro graphite (or surface energy) on the surface. PCB circuit board proofing Youke bo
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 18:44:20 EDT 2003 | davef
Sam says, �The only question remaining to me is that why the failure happened after 48 hours instead of immediate failure after soldering.� Let�s recap: * Had good-looking solder flow. * Passed the initial electrical test. * Failed the later electri
