Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 02 21:51:54 EDT 2004 | davef
Curious, but thoughts are: * Your pretinning pot is loaded with gold that has been removed from lead over a period of time * Your failed solder connections are caused by something else other that gold intermetallics * Your tinning process is undiscip
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 18 13:22:29 EDT 2002 | kevin
as the title says, should gold pads be pre-tinned, and are there any issues with soldering to gold pads?
Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 11:39:44 EDT 2006 | Chunks
"and dip it in your solder bath for 10-20 seconds." Do you pre-tin them first or just dip them in regular solder? "You can't talk to molten solder, but surfactant will listen." "Remember, we're all in this together."
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 12 08:27:00 EDT 2007 | rgduval
Have you checked the parts for contamination? Are the voids out of spec? IPC allows some voiding, especially with lead free solder. Component contamination can cause this to repeat, as well. Try pre-tinning the component in question, and see if s
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 11:19:50 EDT 2007 | Stefan
Does anyone know how to use the Pattern matching option for fiducials at Philips Topaz or Emerald SMT machines? Is it worth using it? Can it be used for example when you deal with hard to recognize fiducials like those on pre tinned PCB's?
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 22 12:46:05 EDT 2008 | hussman
Wire wheel works too. Pre tin the part. Hand solder after reflow. Or order good parts. I prefer the last one. Hows that for an answer?
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 18 01:47:18 EDT 2017 | bukas
I would go with wire thickness + 0.4 to 0.8 mm for pad width, and pre-tinned lenght + 0.5mm what seems to me like problem is that it can easily roll off the pads in reflow oven
Electronics Forum | Wed May 11 20:38:18 EDT 2022 | donovan03608
The leads on the FPC are pre-tinned on both sides with SAC305. The receiving leads are AU. We do not experience any wetting issues that would suggest oxidation.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 11 20:41:53 EDT 2022 | donovan03608
The leads on the FPC are pre-tinned on both sides with SAC305. The receiving leads are AU. We coat all surfaces with Kester 979 no-clean flux dispensed via pen prior to initiating the hotbar cycle.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 11 20:43:42 EDT 2022 | donovan03608
The leads on the FPC are pre-tinned on both sides with SAC305. The receiving leads are AU. We do not experience any wetting issues that would suggest oxidation.
