Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 12 19:08:11 EDT 2004 | Ken
Well, it finally happened. A machine Operator did not follow our bar code process and "grabbed a tube of solder paste" and guess what. Built 250 assemblies with LF paste when it should have been Tin/Lead!!!! SOLDER PASTE SUPPLIERS: can you make t
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 29 09:39:08 EDT 2014 | rgduval
I'll try to deal with the issues as you've presented them. 1. Blistering/delamination, shown in photo 2. The most likely cause of blistering/delamination like this is moisture in the boards. The moisture can get into the boards in multiple ways..
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 07 20:37:38 EST 2001 | davef
I agree. The bar coded label you use should not be affected by the solder mask of the board. The label should have sharp contrast between the segments of the code to modulate the returned light and allow the reader to discriminate between light and
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 24 08:44:25 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| | | | Folk's, | | | | I'm in need of some help / direction. I'm working on my thesis for a masters based on looking at the effect's of the solder resist promoting / reducing the amount of solder ball's during wave. I'm looking at thing's like colou
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 05 21:11:35 EST 2000 | Dave F
The CDROM player in my personal computer just died and I replaced it with a more lively unit. Being an inveterate gearhead, of course I had to field strip the old CDROM player as soon as I pulled from my PC [and got the new one running]. There are
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 12 17:22:47 EDT 2002 | davef
First, splitting hairs on parlance. * Conformal Coating. A thin electrically nonconductive protective coating that conforms to the configuration of the covered assembly to provide environmental and mechanical protection. * Solder Mask. Coating mate
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 14 14:12:39 EST 1998 | smd
| | | Scott: Where is the problem? When you have a board in one hand and a sheared ferrite in the other, what does the ex-ferrite location look like: | | 1 Green mask colored, because the pad is "ripped off" the board | 2 Gray lumpy looking, be
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 13 14:35:29 EST 1998 | Dave F
| Anyone using SMT "Fair-Rite" beads? We have a P/N 2743019447 that we're using. We need to know the shear force strength of the part and the vendor's man who knows is in Deutschland and can't help until Monday. I can't wait that long. | | Also, do
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 07 13:56:57 EDT 2004 | Pierre RICHARD
As converting our boards to lead-free finish (Immersion White Tin) we decided to change de mask color from green to blue. We thought this would be a good idea to spread the idea so we could easily recognize the type of solder application related to t
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 05 20:53:32 EST 2001 | davef
When you say all over the board, please give more detail. Where are they located? [All over wave soldered portion, laminate only, solder mask only, solder only, specific components only, etc] When you say white residue, what color are they really?
