Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 18 12:35:56 EDT 2002 | stepheno
Fourth - > back to design of PCB. Are there solder dams of > mask between the pads? If yes, that helps. If > not, pay close attention to stencil aperture > width and be sure that the aperture deposits less > paste by 1-2 mils per pad, centered o
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 17 13:26:42 EST 2005 | chunks
yeah, i tried um once and they worked great. gwad dam management wouldnt buy em though.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 17 22:33:02 EDT 2008 | davef
You say, "We run the exact same product leaded and have very little trouble." Did someone remove the solder mask dams from the boards?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 13 21:57:01 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Todd: You say: "... solder masking between the lands of fine pitch components can cause stenciling problems and or manufacturing problems." I say: Fine pitch components without solder masking between the lands can cause stenciling problems and o
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 22 20:53:44 EST 2001 | davef
You're not sposed to pull the mask from the BGA when reworking it!!!! ;-) Well, if you insist. You can be as fancy as you want. Basically, all you need to do form a dam to prevent the solder from flowing from the pad to the via and starving the
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 18 18:36:59 EDT 2001 | mparker
... and don't forget proper stencil alignment. Invariably I find most bridging problems for fine pitch parts, etc. is caused by lousy alignment. The alignment must be verified under magnification, using the naked eye is not good enough. Use at least
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 20 07:59:34 EDT 2010 | gallionc
After 16 years in the industry, I have honestly never heard of putting wax in a solder pot. Anyway, I do have some experience with Treiber wave solder machines, and as I recall, the air-driven pumps are a nightmare to service. First of all, make su
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 27 08:22:27 EDT 2005 | Amol
I am using masking tape, the 3M high temp blue masking tape. the problem though doesnt seem to be related to the masking tap as i am seeing pin holes and eventual dewets over entire ckt board (its almost as if the board has chickenpox under black lig
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 07 11:56:44 EST 2001 | mparker
Pad spacing is just one element to consider. Your pad spacing is determined by the pitch (center to center distance between the leads). There are several good resources to find the appropriate pitch per device. Search the archives here or refer to th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 15:52:39 EST 2006 | russ
I have never related Solder mask layout to Black Pad. I don't see how they could be related but.......
