Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 01 13:04:42 EST 1998 | scott cook
| Has anyone had any experience with thermal shocking | and cracking of SMD capacitors during the rework process? | My company was advised to preheat capacitors to 125 C | at a rate of 2 C/sec before replacing them onto boards. | Would this maybe
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 19 07:24:29 EST 2004 | pjc
Before "Pb-Free" became an issue we were and still are using Pb-Free component lead finishes- such as on many TSOP, SSOP and QFP packages as well as caps. Components manufacturers changing the lead finish to no-Pb tend to ensure solderability with Sn
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 07:26:55 EDT 2004 | johnwnz
Alistair, your paste deposit is controlled by a few things: Stencil thickness Squeegee pressure Squeegee speed Print gap in 99 out of 100 applications for paste printing you would have a print gap of 0 i.e. on contact printing where the PCB is in fu
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 02 23:21:59 EST 2006 | KEN
I recently finished analysis of no-clean fluxes and Ionic contamination and cleaning processes. The results were eye opening. Summary: If you clean a no-clean you better do a good job. Many no-cleans produce a "waxy binder" to encapsulate the tro
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 28 23:15:44 EDT 2014 | phyllishwl
Hi all, Our production reported that they found 3 panels out of 53 panels with strange phenomenon after reflow. 1/ Blister / Delamination of PCB panels, 2pcs blister/delamination under solder mask, 1pc under Gold plating at Gold finger 2/ Silkscr
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 28 08:27:55 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| if anyone has used or has one of these bga rework stations please give me your opinion on them. I am planning on using the sytem for not only rework but also low volume prototype production for hand built 1 or 2 qty pcb's, so ease of use is impor
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 19 16:20:05 EDT 2016 | davef
Don't blame it on the poor paste thickness requirement [although I might go on to argue that it's could be a contributor to the issue]. Most likely you're the problem. About 70% of the time solder on gold fingers is caused by poor cleaning of screen
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 18:31:08 EDT 2019 | jlawson
Solder paste flux is main contributor, Lead termination chemical-oxide by products and PCB Plating-Chemicals. Reflow profile would have very limited if not no impact really unless is way off. Paste volume control and Stencil design plays a big part
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 25 12:43:35 EDT 2014 | freddimock
Numerous people use the Pyramax oven to process high temp solder but your success will depend upon the mass of your board. To maximize the probability of success you should use the highest convection rate (IWC) possible to enhance heat transfer an
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 11 20:44:37 EST 2006 | davef
Title : LEAD-FREE WAVE SOLDER FLUX EVALUATION Author : Michael Havener Author Company : Benchmark Electronics, Inc Date : 09/25/2005 Conference : SMTA International Abstract : The European Union�s deadline to ban lead in electronic pr
