Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 24 07:55:12 EDT 2009 | davef
TOMBSTONING OF 0402 AND 0201 COMPONENTS: "A STUDY EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PROCESS AND DESIGN PARAMETERS ON ULTRA-SMALL PASSIVE DEVICES" Michael Yuen, Heather Benedict, Kris Havlovitz, and Tim Pitsch, Plexus Electronic Assembly Corporation, N
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 17 10:21:20 EDT 2009 | padawanlinuxero
have you try to change the stencil apertures to another figure like the one that look like a baseball home? I was having that problem and some solder beads and with that I was able to decrease the tombstones
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 18 09:44:46 EDT 2009 | davef
Low tombstone pastes have been around for 8-10 years. Talk to your paste supplier about suggestions of the "latest and greatest." Usually these pastes: * Are a blend of alloys with slightly different melting points * Have a mid-level activity flux *
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 18 17:42:07 EDT 2009 | billwestiet
I like this suggestion the best as a "band aid", check out some of the low tombstoning solder pastes. I've seen these work.
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 21 16:33:06 EDT 2009 | llaerum
Home plate design is great for avoiding beads and tombstoning in some cases, but it will not help you when the spacing is too far apart. It will make it worse. You need a good even screen and accurate placement.
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 12 15:10:00 EDT 2002 | jsherrow
IMHO it's caused by three things: 1) placement 2) placement 3) placement
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 18 05:09:08 EDT 2009 | alfred
I have a solution.... contact me by mail Vapor phase gives a solution to that problem
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 16 09:54:12 EDT 2009 | davef
We know virtually nothing about your process, but here's some guesses: * Turn-off the nitrogen * Change from Sn63 to Sn62 * Change to a low-tombstone paste * Change the thermal recipe: slower ramp, longer soak * Do a better job of placing components
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 17 10:44:29 EDT 2009 | rmitchell
Hi, follow up, Thanks to everyone that responded. We finished the build, the sun burst thru the clouds and the birds sang. Well that was a slight exageration. Sorry for lack of detail on the original post, I was frazzled. Since the 0201's were p
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 15 17:16:00 EDT 2009 | rmitchell
Hi, I am trying to reduce some 0402 cap tombstones. The main cause is the pad spacing is a little too far apart and the parts are as tall as they are wide .5mm I am stuck with the pad spacing for a while. All other parts are soldering well, even 0
