Electronics Forum | Mon May 03 11:20:43 EDT 2010 | mikesewell
A good guideline is keep it similar to your wave solder process, for example 2-3 sec. This assumes you're preheating the assembly. While polyimide boards are fairly robust at some point you will begin to see copper dissolution - the solder side pad
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 30 10:50:24 EDT 2010 | dldavis
Where do I find data which shows how much dwell time is excessive in a solder fountain when install through hole connectors into a polyimide board.
Electronics Forum | Mon May 03 10:52:18 EDT 2010 | davef
We're not sure that such data is available. What guidelines does your flux supplier provide in soldering with this process?
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 20 15:20:34 EST 2013 | hegemon
Depending on your requirements, you could range from a hair dryer, heat gun, toaster oven, hot plate, on up to digitally controlled surfaces and convective systems. You'll have to gauge for yourself whether you are just trying to add some heat energy
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 30 09:59:10 EDT 2004 | Steve
Excessive Time above Liquidus will cause a solder joint to become extremely brittle. Any shock or stress to the joint can lead to a failure.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 04 15:27:03 EDT 2004 | Rush Fan
I might suggest that you check with your solder paste manufacturer to see what is recommended for time over reflow. Typically, I think most are between 60 and 90 seconds over 183. Also, consider the rate of cooling. The faster you cool the solder, th
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 29 00:42:32 EDT 2004 | C.W
hello, BGA was a little excessively reflowed with dwell time(above 183C - solder paste = 63/37) over 2 min, peak temp is 218C. I inspected the BGA under X-ray and there is a little voids but within the acceptable range, i then used the Ersascope to c
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 19 12:00:07 EDT 2003 | modeltech
I am completely new to SMT design and for my next project I plan to use SMT for the first time. Since production volumes of the PCB's will be low, hand soldering is definitely an option, and will be necessary for my prototype PCB assembly. My proble
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 24 03:17:21 EDT 2011 | richieoreilly
Hi, Thanks for the info. The current process is a standard SMT hand soldering process. The time does not include cleaning, prepping and pre-tinning. Its just the time for the re-flow of one joint itself. We are waiting on some new tips to experimen
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 23 16:48:29 EDT 2011 | jax
assuming Sn05Pb93.5Ag1.5 Without knowing what you are trying to solder, PTH or SMT, the time might not be that far off. Does that time include stripping, cleaning, plating the leads prior to soldering onto the board?... pre-tinning the board as well
