Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 10 13:54:22 EST 2000 | Kris W
Hi All, We are in the process of converting from RMA solder paste to no-clean process across the shop. This will allow me to carry my semi-aqueous cleaner out of the building and set it ablaze using the terpenes as the fire water. Then I can go ab
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 10 05:32:42 EDT 2004 | praveen_madaan@jabil.com
Hi, Has any body experienced the problem of poor cotacts on HDMI connectors. The connectors pins are gold plated and we see some kind of white residue on the gold pins.How to check if this is a flux residue?We are using No Clean flux in wave solderin
Electronics Forum | Fri May 31 08:51:09 EDT 2002 | zanolli
Hello Dave, As related to connector mating interface, fretting corrosion is the oxidation of the contact points, causing high resistance across the interface. Fretting corrosion is caused my micromotions in the interface exposing the metalized conta
Electronics Forum | Fri May 31 09:13:12 EDT 2002 | russ
Jim, you are right in this. these connectors have long pins 1/2" or so that protrude through the board and are used for mating into a female connector on some other assembly. due to both length and "no solder allowed in contact area" criterias thes
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 05:04:30 EDT 2006 | bing007
We had a similar problem with gold contact pads. Cleanliness is paramount. If you are using foil tensioning system, wash the foil in a stencil wash before use as the cardboard cassettes may be contaminated. Be very careful when loading into a frame f
Electronics Forum | Mon May 06 12:20:09 EDT 2013 | davef
Gold in solder alloys can be brittle. We always used to talk about keeping gold LT 3% in order to avoid embrittlement. Some military contracts require removal of gold from soldered contacts. Adding gold to a solder alloy that you're familiar with wi
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 11 15:55:53 EST 2010 | davef
We guess the nickle has a rougher that normal finish AND the gold is at or below your specification. The nickle bumps are poking through the gold and are oxidized, preventing contact with you ATE probes. If this is correct, it would be interesting
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 11 14:29:18 EST 2010 | davef
When you say 'tarnished,' is that based on: * Appearance of the gold over-plate * That you can't get good contact during ATE processing ... OR ... * Something else?
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 11 15:11:16 EST 2010 | esoderberg
Getting adaquate contact with the test fixture. I have given a board to our vendor to perform analysis. Maybe we will see something there.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 31 18:26:09 EDT 2013 | Jeff Kennedy
You might consider to contact a lab to Run a microindenter against a know good soft gold sample. The knoop value for the soft gold will be much lower than for hard gold. This would be reflected in the diameter measurement of the indented samples.Smal
