Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 10 11:36:03 EST 2014 | rgduval
One thing you could check/monitor is the temperature in the pot/wave. As boards run across the wave, they will cause fluctuations in the wave temperature. The heaters should hep with minimizing this; but, if you're running a lot of boards in quick
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 13 18:21:54 EST 2014 | vwhipple
A little confusion here. Are you running several boards in one pallet and the last boards are looking poor or is the issue getting worse as the day progresses (like as the pallets get warm)? - If it is the last boards in the pallet, then you may wan
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 13 05:43:27 EST 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
Hi Steve, 20 mil pitch shouldn�t be that problem nowadays. In your case bridging and poor wetting seem to go hand in hand. For the poor wetting try to eliminate it by using different paste (higher activated) and work on your profile. Coplanarity also
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 13 21:11:53 EST 1999 | Curtis T.
Steve, I have done countless board profiling and oven reflow profiles. Here are the critical factors on you need to address. What is your board surface finish, if it is something like an OSP it will need a good amount of an active (aqueous) flux to
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 13 19:34:09 EST 1999 | Steve Thomas
Thanks, gentlemen. All points well taken, and some hit pretty close to home. Our pick-and-place programmer assures me that coplanarity isn't the issue because the machine won't (or can't) place parts beyond an acceptable criteria. It's an Amistar
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 11 11:14:30 EDT 2008 | bkreiman
I agree that it should be a non-issue considering that the primary purpose of a solder joint is to electrically connect the lead to the board. However, there are some here that think these leads should be touched up because this part is a power jack
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 12 11:08:12 EDT 2005 | Mike
Hly, The solder ball in your picture looks just like the countless BGA solder joints that I�ve produced over the past 8+ years. We've had a good number of these joints X-rayed, cross-sectioned, and thermally stressed. Some say that the stretched loo
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 01 04:52:50 EST 2001 | wbu
Hi Brian, yes that�s possible due to the presence of Au in the joint but nothing to worry if the Ni/Au is done properly (means not to much Au in your plating). "rugged" I haven�t noticed yet, that may depend on the definition and maybe the magnifica
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 12 09:33:55 EDT 2014 | neiderman
The grey solder joint appearance in the picture looks to be due to chemistry etching the joints. This can be a common problem with alkaline chemistries running at high concentrations and or alkaline chemistries running in batch machines that require
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 05 15:22:48 EDT 2013 | davef
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