Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 14 10:14:04 EST 2000 | PeteB
Jacqueline, Asuming you mean immersion silver: Advantages - Very flat finish compared to HASL, more easily solderable than bare copper with OSP and more process tolerant than this in our experience, reasonable shelf life, cheaper than immersion gol
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 30 18:19:17 EDT 2019 | slthomas
We use ENIG whenever possible, to the extent that we will try to talk customers out of Pb-free HASL until our keyboard punching fingers bleed. It's much more solderable than HASL and it's flat.
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 31 06:11:26 EDT 2019 | spoiltforchoice
> We use ENIG whenever possible, to the extent that > we will try to talk customers out of Pb-free HASL > until our keyboard punching fingers bleed. It's > much more solderable than HASL and it's flat. Ditto
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 01 18:21:50 EDT 2019 | gregcr
I does depend on the level of technology of the PCB. RoHS-HASL for basic products and Silver Immersion for a flat finish, are my preferred.
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 15 08:00:57 EST 2000 | Pete B
John, We regularly wave solder electroless silver finished boards (Alpha Level)with mixed SMD and through hole parts and do not have any problems. We have changed a number on PCB's from HASL to electroless silver, mainly for the benefits at SMD whe
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 28 02:43:00 EST 2007 | philip_yam
Hi all, For leadfree HASL finish, is there any specification or guidelines for contamination level, esp Cu% to refer? How can we ensure the HASL finish composition is reliable for assembly? Thanks..
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 12 21:36:04 EDT 2020 | SMTA-Josh
Has anyone had an issue with changing from a HASL surface finish to a LF HASL finish if it is still being used in a leaded process? Also we are having issues with the planarity on the fiducials with the HASL finish. Are there any suggestions or ch
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 15 10:44:42 EST 2005 | jdengler
-If the aperture volume is the same, there will be more solder on the HASL finish joint due to the solder already present on the pad. This difference is not usually enough to cause insufficiant solder volume but will "look different". Sometimes an
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 15 08:39:26 EST 2004 | Patrick
Thanks for the reply, I do know that the HASL finish is "domed " on opposite sides of a QFP site & "smooth" on the other two sides. (ie. Sides 1 & 3 are domed, & sides 2 & 4 are smooth ) depending on the direction the PCB was extracted from sol
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 24 09:49:53 EDT 1999 | C.K.
Hi Folks: We've been having bridging problems on our fine-pitch QFP's, despite thorough inspection of paste height, volume, and placement accuracies....profiles look good also. The bridging is happening after coming out of reflow...one last thing t
