Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 26 17:59:07 EST 2006 | GS
How is RH% inside your Dry Cabinet ? What is the most critical MDL of your MSDs soldered on your board ? Best instructions about Handling of MSD you can get from Standard J-STD-033B/C. The defects you encountered at test it could be moisture absor
Electronics Forum | Tue May 14 14:48:33 EDT 2002 | fmonette
Hi Dason, Here is some relevant information that you might find useful : J-STD-033, section 7.1.2.2 Dry Box : "Components may be placed in a dry box, capable of maintaining 25+/-5C and less than 10%RH. Nitrogen or dry air may be used." In other w
Electronics Forum | Fri May 09 09:09:22 EDT 2003 | fmonette
Phil, here is why "dry cabinet storage may not stop the clock" : The moisture diffusion inside a component is actually quite complex. When previously exposed components are returned to dry storage, the moisture gradient that is already absorbed in
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 22 12:25:42 EDT 2001 | dason_c
DaveP, once you shut down the oven, the moisture will start and move into the oven unless you can completely seal the oven after you turn it off. Therefore, keep the components into the oven, don't work. However, if the oven is continously on until
Electronics Forum | Thu May 30 09:33:15 EDT 2019 | emeto
Contributors in order of importance: 1. PCB design - if you have large thermal pads, a grid of via holes should be created. Components with low profile will not let the gas to escape from the joint. The only way is going down. 2. Reduce paste volum