Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 18 14:22:37 EDT 2011 | bradbriggs
We recently ran into a situation where a SMT header with tin plated tails would not wet properly during reflow. Someone told us that tin plating has a shelf life and needs to be re-tinned after a length of time. I have not heard of that before. Do
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 31 18:59:55 EDT 2000 | Brian W.
Our customers use OSP, HASL, immersion tin and immersion gold as board finishes. If I recommend a finish to the customer, it is one of the immersion finishes or OSP. Those finishes have the advantage of a flat surface to deposit paste. HASL has va
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 03 08:27:41 EDT 2008 | davef
IPC-4553, Specification for Immersion Silver Plating for Printed Circuit Boards, 1.4.1 Solderability. This primary function of IAg is to provide a solderable surface finish, suitable for all surface mount and through-hole assembly applications and wi
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 11 11:14:14 EST 2002 | leedianeh
I am going to be using large numbers of silver immersion PCB's for assembly. I am concerned about long term storage ( shelf life )and handling prior to placement/assembly. The recommended 'shelf life' appears to be 6 months but obviously this will
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 23 17:30:08 EDT 2001 | davef
Step 1: Print paste on the board, skip placement, reflow the board, check solderability. Step 2: Goto Step 1. White Tin Solderability: The most common reason for solderability issues with the white tin surface coating during multiple thermal excur
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 02 10:00:29 EDT 2004 | russ
If you are concerned about shelf life and handling of raw or partially assembled PCBs use Immersion gold and hope that you don't get black pad, I still love this finish but I have been fortunate to never receive bad boards. If I understand your ques
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 18 14:07:50 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | Now don't everyone jump on this at once, but it seems time for me to send out copies of my not even close to being dated copy of an article about HASL. Though it was published in 1992, in Printed Circuit Fabrication Magazine, and it got rave revi
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 24 10:08:36 EST 2007 | electronhose
Immersion Silver, ImAg, is becoming the finish of preference. This is due to it having similar process limits vs. SnPb HASL. There were some early concerns about shelf life, but new chemistries have extended finish shelf life to 12 months+. Many boar
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 08 19:40:34 EDT 2002 | dasal
Would you be interested in a chemical free flexible packaging (bag) that extends the useful shelf-life of fabricated pc boards and surface finishes for that year or more? Let me know, and I'll get you all the technical details. Sincerely, Dave S
Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 15:56:25 EDT 2006 | Board House
Hi Patrick, Thank you for the info, We like to push ENIG, for us being the ENIG line is in house it is cheaper to use than the carbon, plus shelf life of the Carbon is an issue in Storage. Pre-application. Thanks again, Mike
