Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 17 09:00:58 EDT 2003 | fmonette
Good question, here is the short answer : The problem is that dry storage is not the same as a bake process. If you want to bake saturated components, this should be done at higher temperatures. The IPC/JEDEC standard provides a table with bake temp
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 21 16:11:41 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| | I am finding that some of our IC's are coming from the supplier with the humidity gauge in the bag reading 10-20%. Has anybody done any tests to determine what humidty level in a package will cause problems during reflow? | Usually a proper m
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 20 20:54:03 EST 2001 | fmonette
Dear Mike, As you might have noticed from the labels on the dry bags, the maximum floor life is specified by the component manufacturer and it can range from 1 year (level 2) down to a few hours after mandatory bake (level 6). This limit is based o
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 23 09:03:00 EST 2001 | fmonette
This guideline is actually in the IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-033, May 1999 (although it is not spelled out very clearly, thus the current confusion in the industry). The technical reason is that moisture diffusion is a very slow process. Once parts ha
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 22 21:01:12 EST 2001 | davef
We don't do this, but if we had to and lacking better advice, for all components I�d dry pack according to J-STD-033, store in a low temperature and humidity controlled environment [maybe using some semicon fab inert storage cabinets], review the eff
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 17 01:39:07 EDT 2009 | grahamcooper22
Hi, it is not necessary to store MSDs in nitrogen to stop them absorbing moisture, just a dry environment. Nitrogen storage is good for storing devices for many years as it reduces the oxidation of the solderable surfaces. Best option for storing MSD
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 11:28:09 EDT 2002 | yngwie
Is there a difference between the Nitrogen cabinet vs Dry cabinet ? How does this helps in creating safe environment for MSD storage. I felt puzzled when my customer rejected me coz' I'm using the Nitrogen cabinet instead of dry cabinet. Except for t
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 17 18:13:31 EST 2011 | SheanDalton
Humidity, Juliano? Try drying the boards pre solder; oven or dry storage cabinet. If this works, Eureka has good desiccant dry storage cabinets, http://www.atekllc.com. Shean Dalton www.fhpreps.com
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 06 13:29:09 EST 1998 | Bill Herman
| | What are you people using to store component reels and tubes in? I am looking for a cabinet with slots or something to store reels and tubes. We keep our components on the production floor near the machines. The cabinets we are using now are v
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 20 04:37:23 EDT 2009 | jdumont
We have used some sealed steel cabinets and a nitrogen generator (Balston 75-79 model) for about a dozen years with no issues at all. Humidity levels average 1% - 5%. We also just bought a couple of XDry (Totech) desiccant cabinets (XD2-1104-02) for
