Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 22 21:03:58 EDT 2009 | umar
Hi Russ/Dave/Allen, Is the solder splash and solder ball is came from the same root cause?
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 17 08:20:59 EDT 2009 | scottp
I work for one of the largest automotive suppliers. Our Workmanship Standards pre-date IPC-610 but they are nearly identical in regards to solder balls. We supply to all the major OEMs, including the Japanese, and I don't recall our solder ball sta
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 13 08:45:51 EDT 2011 | rgduval
Lead free solder does tend to resemble cold solder joints after processing. Generally, this is acceptable. The latest IPC 610 has pictures of acceptability of lead free solder joints, which you can use to compare to the joints that you are seeing o
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 07 09:26:09 EDT 2006 | amol_kane
can you also please tell us the section in IPC-610?...is this in RevD? also, does this also give the solder volume for BGAs? Thanks, Amol
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 12:42:40 EDT 2011 | scottp
A solder drip like that is completely unacceptable. That could easily short two QFP leads. Very poor quality. Your customer is right to be upset. You need to pony up the money for IPC-610, agree with your customer to which level you're working (1
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 16 18:39:55 EST 2005 | KT
I am looking for the same. IPC 610D does mention about the solder fill based on the class (A,B,C). But, there is no exhaustive study that I have come across. Please let me know if you find any. KT
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 18 09:43:31 EDT 2005 | norrin_radd
Aside from a visual first article to IPC 610, what inspection criteria do people put in place post wave solder (pre clean)? Thank you
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 08 18:09:52 EST 2006 | jax
Part is most likely a QFN package. IPC-610-D has standards on solder quality for this new type of package.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 19 02:03:09 EST 2007 | lococost
As a sidenote, if nothing of the above works, IPC 610 states that it is accetable (class 1,2,3) for solder to touch a SOT body if it is plastic.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 30 13:50:59 EST 2007 | slthomas
Your customer needs to be beaten sensible with a copy of IPC-610. Strapping it to a 2x4 may increase efficiency.