Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 08 09:43:27 EDT 2004 | davef
First, don't get too excited about the thermal capabilities of conductive epoxy. An epoxy like DuPont CB-100 increases the amount of heat conducted through the barrel, but many over estimate what it can do. Calculations show for a 0.020" drilled
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 11 11:28:32 EST 2002 | davef
Sand is not a great conductor, compared to copper. Never heard of using the stuff on RF boards. Our board fabricator uses Dupont CP100, now CP101, [or something like that cuse who's going to check?] when plugging via on cheap boards. Your board fa
Electronics Forum | Thu May 20 07:53:55 EDT 1999 | Chris Nuttall
| | We care currently running into problems during our plug via process: | | At the moment we plug prior to soldermask (LPISM) using epoxy resin - plugging takes place from the component side - however we are seeing solderballs after solder level.Thi
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 23 16:32:05 EST 2007 | davef
There a several things you can do to prevent the solder wicking down the hole with the current design, and that's where you should focus. Cost goes up as you go down the list, but in neither case do you need to respin the board, have solder starvatio
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 03 08:38:42 EDT 2004 | davef
Conductive epoxy is usually specified as less than 6:1 aspect ratio fill capable, while non-conductives are 10 to 14:1 (depends on which brand and who you ask).
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 07 09:47:41 EDT 1999 | Peter Brant
| | Q #1) Is it more reliable to have the mask tent over the vias or risk getting vias half filled with solder? These are vias with an .020" hole and .040" or .050" pad. WIth regards to this question, and scott's follow up, I have used the "epoxy me
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 07 10:25:13 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| | Q #1) Is it more reliable to have the mask tent over the vias or risk getting vias half filled with solder? These are vias with an .020" hole and .040" or .050" pad. | | John, | It depends......mainly on the via size. Tenting works on smaller vi
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 07 00:28:59 EDT 1999 | Scott Cook
| Q #1) Is it more reliable to have the mask tent over the vias or risk getting vias half filled with solder? These are vias with an .020" hole and .040" or .050" pad. John, It depends......mainly on the via size. Tenting works on smaller vias. Tent
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 11 13:12:25 EST 2003 | Jim Mills
Use a PCB fab house that is capable of "Conductive Via Filling" is the way to do it right. A conductive epoxy is used to fill the drilled via PRIOR to final plating. After final plating, the surface of the "Filled Via" will appear to be the same as t
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 22 15:05:47 EDT 2002 | tim_easterling
Depending on the volume of boards you are manufacturing, the most cost effective solution would be to epoxy plug the vias prior to LPI soldermask application. The technique is common practice and most suppliers can provide it will little or no cost a
