Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 04 12:37:41 EST 2005 | Cmiller
We have been using this finish almost exclusively for fine pitch boards for about 5 years. Make SURE you use a board house that does the gold plating in-house. There are some potential issues as DaveF stated. The only problem we have encountered is w
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 28 09:46:24 EST 2005 | pjc
I have waved gold (ENIG) boards. That's a pretty hot pot at 260C, wow. I have used 245C with good results. All other parameters look OK a glance. Well, PCB temp looks a little hot too at 130C before pot. 90-100C is typical for most No-Clean flux. At
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 20 10:36:27 EDT 2006 | proy
I am considering moving my spray fluxer into a completely separate operation. Has anybody any comments of sraying VOC free flux on boards, then putting them in a drier/holding rack for possibly say overnight, then running them through wave solder?
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 20 16:27:06 EDT 2006 | proy
As we are a low volume shop, the extra handling is not too much of a concern. My biggest concern is if the flux sitting on teh board for a long time (few hours) is going to cause any problems in solderability. My thought is that it should not as it
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 17 15:24:17 EST 2009 | glynnhamer
I know this is going to sound rather sad, but we have been using a Capton tape for years that contains silicone to mask large components as they go over the wave, as well as large plated holes on the pcb. It was handed down for years as accepted prac
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 28 06:17:11 EDT 2007 | jgrootkoerkamp
I have problems with blowholes during the wave soldering process. I already find out that the stock time between reflow and wave is the most important. The longer the boards are in stock the more blowholes we have. We don't have a climat controlled
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 | 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 | Wed May 12 07:34:42 EDT 2004 | RLeonard
The standard machine is set from the factory at 7-9 degrees, 7 is the most standard, why are you considering the change? before doing any thing to the machine, first identify why? what type of defects are you seeing? I have found, depending on the t
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
