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 | Thu Sep 06 17:37:05 EDT 2007 | hakerem
Hi Joris - There is an excellent wave solder guide called "Take No Prisoners" that includes instructions for attacking and eliminating solder balls and preventing their recurrence: 1. Increase Dwell Time Solder balls are normally caused by too much f
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 11 19:04:28 EDT 2007 | hakerem
Hi Shrek - Not sure why you think adjusting dwell time and preheats is a sales pitch, but I do appreciate your candor. These are proven, widely used techniques for attacking, eliminating and preventing the recurrence of blowholes. Since it is so ea
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 10 12:27:32 EDT 2007 | hakerem
Hi Dave - You are correct that I was not clear in my comments. I assumed Joris had seen the usual solder balls accompanying his blowholes. Nevertheless, Joris, my first two recommendations still stand. Increasing the dwell time of your leads in t
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 03 09:48:12 EDT 2007 | davef
Joris We don�t know the maximum period to store the boards without having problems with blowholes. Too many variables to determine. We prefer to just fix the problem, but understand that you have stock that you need to build-down. Determining mois
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 12:06:58 EST 2007 | pjc
5 Steps to Eliminate Bridges: 1. Establish (wave) Parallelism First and foremost, you must establish board-to-wave parallelism. This is the prerequisite to any wave solder process control. For an understanding of the power of this approach go to ht
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
