Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 19:42:46 EDT 2004 | Ken
The biggest fear is mixing the solder pastes and bar solder. Had a training program for teaching folks what the alloys are and how to read them. I have locked up the bar solder and use the buddy system to restock the pot. Put up many signs on le
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 22 14:14:42 EDT 2005 | Steve
Tin/Lead we have had no problem in masking off areas on a pcb during wave soldering. Lead Free alloys, Nickel Silver Copper would there be any compatability issues with a Peelable latex solder mask containing Ammonia. Really hot need to know.
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 24 07:23:06 EDT 2017 | tch
You will need to preheat the boards for a lead free selective solder process. A preheat module is critical for any wave or selective solder process, if you don't get the board preheated properly the solder is going to resist flowing to the top of the
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 27 13:43:42 EST 2007 | wavemasterlarry
Thanks Russ. Everyone knows that when you clean your wave you wear a dust mask. Well that tells ya the lead is flying around. So same goes fr your oven. Hot solder paste turns into the lead. And like a wave it is very hot. Hot stuff vaporizes l
Electronics Forum | Sat May 17 09:12:50 EDT 2008 | davef
Lead-free means expensive tin. Tin is an excellent solvent. So, metal parts in contact with molten tin must be expensive enough to resist that nature of tin. To learn more about this: * Search the fine SMTnet Archives * Look here: "Liquid Tin Corrosi
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 21 14:14:11 EST 2007 | rgduval
Hi, Bill, Lead-free solder and paste manufacturers will be a great resource for you during the transition; they've tested their products extensively, and their application groups have been able to help me through the biggest changes. There are a fe
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 09:53:36 EDT 2007 | ed_faranda
Yes, you can use lead-free parts in a leaded process. And the other is true as well, no-lead free parts in a leaded process. BUT, you should not use leaded parts through a non-lead wave solder process and of course, your board will not be RoSH.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 15 21:52:33 EDT 2008 | deni
Can anyone tell me what makes the wave solder machine lead free? I I am looking to buy a used machine "electrovert minipak 300" and they are claiming that they can convert the machine into lead free. I want to know what does involve to do this kind o
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 27 12:45:08 EST 2007 | russ
Boy it is good to see the wave master back in action! I mean really guys, is Larry the only one here who knows that the lead turns into vapor in the oven and then in the cooling zones it falls back onto the board and creates the solder joints? P.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 10:17:22 EDT 2007 | realchunks
Yes you can use no-lead parts in a leaded process. Your solder joints will be weaker than they once were unless you change your solder paste. You can try to improve this by running a hotter reflow temp, but be careful since your flux was not design
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