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Indium Corporation manufactures high quality solder powders and pastes. Powders are available in hundreds of alloys and a full range of sizes. Solder pastes can be made from these powders using a wide variety of flux vehicles to get the best fit for
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 20 18:15:02 EDT 2002 | davef
Haaaaa!!!! Soldering to plastic!!!! An apt analogy!!! I like to compare it to soldering to dirt. Some thing. In fact, you are soldering on nickel, when soldering on many things. It�s just that the gold, er Pd, flash enables the wetting mechanism
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 26 17:09:05 EDT 2021 | kwalker
Sounds like you are getting oxidation of the nickel under the gold layer. If the gold is porous it will allow the nickel underneath to oxidize, which is the dark dull layer you are seeing, and why when you apply flux it solders just fine - the flux i
Industry News | 2019-11-05 22:07:01.0
Tenting a via refers to covering via with soldermask to enclose or skin over the opening. A via is a hole drilled into the PCB that allows multiple layers on the PCB to be connected to each other. A non tented via is just a via that is not covered with the soldermask layer. Leaving these vias exposed or covered has pros and cons depending on the your design and manufacturing requirements.
Industry News | 2018-12-08 03:29:29.0
SMT Dictionary – Surface Mount Technology Acronym and Abbreviation
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you’re faced with an overheated joint, you’ll need to remove the burnt flux so it looks right. You can scrape it off with the tip of a PCB tool, or you may need to use a solution like isopropyl alcohol on a toothbrush to get the job done. Q
