Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 08:46:01 EDT 2017 | stivais
I agree. Just thinking.. could it be copper plating issue as well? anyway, would be interesting to see some photos. Sounds like solder (from HASL process, wave or even poorly washed SMT solder paste) to me.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 08 16:12:19 EDT 2017 | davef
Your plater's recommendation should work fine. Your simple copper plate will work, but you'll be stepping into fighting a copper tarnish battle. Silver over the copper is a better choice. I was thinking a silver thickness of a minimum of 3 microns
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 21 09:09:40 EDT 2009 | davef
Your puzzlement about blowholes in PTH solder connections during reflow soldering comes from: * Boards are hydroscopic. So, moisture content of the board is uniform. * Gold plating is uniform. * Nickle plating is uniform. * Copper plating on your PTH
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 08 07:56:34 EDT 2017 | jkitt84
In an excellent previous thread davef mentions brass should be plated prior to soldering to prevent zinc leaching from the brass. It is reported once the zinc leaches, the joint is weak. He recommends copper or nickel plating. Would silver plating w
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 09 15:22:39 EDT 2003 | gdstanton
Anyone have any experience with immersion white tin over copper plating? We are seeing opens develop under BGAs after we bake and conformal coat. And when we lift the parts the pads are 60% of the original size. Need some advice on possible causes
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 12:00:01 EST 2000 | K. Ckak
Hi Folks, I am looking for some info. and possibly a source on measuring inprocess copper plating thickness for Flex PCB manufacturing facilities. I have tried XRF, E-Current method but the supplier told us that it wont work with Flex material - th
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 16 17:15:51 EDT 2007 | davef
Ask the board fabricator to: * Fill the vias with resin. * Then metalize and copper plate the filled via along with the pad. * Then plate with solderability protection. This results in what appears to be a solid pad. For more, look here: http://www
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 02 11:59:20 EST 2010 | stepheniii
How about sanding then plating fresh copper?
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 17 15:59:39 EST 2022 | bandjwet
Has anyone brush plated beryllium copper for electronics? Did you use a nickle layer first? Thanks!
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 26 09:33:24 EST 2010 | smt_guy
Hi, I have a copper plate that we received from supplier with oils and some sort of stains. We tried most of the general type of degreasers by soaking but didn't work until we tried a Floor Stripper from Ace and it does make the copper clean and shi
