Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 18 15:47:42 EST 2008 | ck_the_flip
In theory, no clean flux residues are electrically benign...period. Here's a good test. Subject the board to some moisture/humidity, and have your circuit designer ohm-out any areas that may be affected by conductive material. Option B: Have a la
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 12 02:37:43 EST 2010 | graceytiu07
Hello Lyn, I am experiencing same scenario. There were flux residues on the board. My solder is a no-clean paste. These units fail only when it undergoes 85 deg C and 85 RH. But during room temp, the functionality is OK. Do you have a report that su
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 17:18:11 EST 2003 | davef
First, don�t get distracted by �OA� and �NC� formulations. This is nomenclature. We want to discuss the issue of �activity�. J-STD-004 "Requirements for Soldering Fluxes" classifies fluxes by their chemical composition, activity level and halide c
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 11 22:06:00 EDT 2001 | davef
The issue is not the cleanliness of your in-bound water. The issue is the cleanliness of the board your customer receives. Look at J-STD-001C, Para 8, "Cleanliness Requirements". The end product cleanliness is the end result of your: * In-bound
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 22 02:45:23 EDT 1999 | Brian
| | Dear All, | | | | In order to understand the soldering technologies in SMT, I'd like to understand why some cards are soldered and then cleaned, or only soldered whitout water cleaning nor "ultra sound" wavelength. | | | | I mean that I wonder
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 15 17:19:12 EST 2001 | mparker
Are the tin/lead ratios compatible betweem HASL and wave solder? Probably are, just a remote possibility. Flux application is? bubbler, sprayer? Either way, are you getting good misting, coverage on those teeny 0.5mm test points? If not, then no
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 04 08:57:13 EDT 2001 | Cal
IPC-TM-650 is a works well. Ionic conductivity is a good rule of thumb but I prefer ION Chromatography this will help determine the residues left behind from the fab process. There are a bunch of ways to determine solderabiltiy- Wet Balance and SERA
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 05 17:38:54 EST 2002 | davef
We socket no parts prior to the wave. This practice is an artifact of the days when we�d solder PTH socketed parts from the heat of the wave being conducted through the socket leads to the leads of the component. Sockets??? Thaint sockets no more.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 28 14:32:26 EST 2006 | masrimhd
As I know, the encapsulation effect occurs only with rosin based fluxes. So if you have a PBA soldered using RA Flux, you should either wash it well, or leave it alone and it will be safe. For NC process the story is different because there�s no re
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 27 08:45:43 EST 2007 | davef
[clipped] Chemistry of Hard and Soft Water From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., Your Guide to Chemistry. Water Works I'm sure you've heard the terms 'hard water' and 'soft water', but do you know what they mean? Is one type of water somehow better th
