Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 06 09:03:57 EST 2005 | russ
It appears that this particular PCB supplier has a non-optimum HASL process along with other issues. It is much harder to completely remove the solder out of vias on thicker boards. Looks like more air pressure was needed to remove all of the exces
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 06 16:11:07 EST 2005 | Chunks
It appears your board house is having a problem with the solder resist (mask). From the couple pix it appear that the holes are being plugged by the mask, so your HASL is not able to be blown out during the hot knife process. Time to call your boar
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 06 06:15:49 EST 2005 | mattkehoe
We need some opinions about a situation that is causing problems in our process. The pcb's in question are .125 thick with a HASL finish. The boards are coming in with a large amount of solder trapped inside the via holes. Sometimes this solder is ac
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 06 09:38:59 EST 2010 | lynn_norman
Via failure could be caused by cracks in the barrel, or thin plating, or fractures in the traces leading to the vias, . X-ray analysis could pick up a fractured trace and cross-sectioning of the vias could pick up the cracks and thin plating. Secon
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 18 14:38:51 EDT 2008 | floydf
Real Chunks, Does "aperture opening 100% same size as the via" mean, aperature the same size as the hole, or the barrel of the via. If that makes any sense. Thanks
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 02 08:52:20 EST 2001 | markkrmp
Are your voids looking like blow holes also? Is this only occurring on the solder joints of the Thru Hole components and Via's? Or does this happen on SMD pads? My experience is that we have seen this but only with some of our older PCB's which are
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 17 13:33:00 EDT 2001 | Kris W
Howdy all! Nothin' up my sleeve!!! While attempting to reflow an RF antennae on std FR4, HASL coated, using no clean paste, in a Research Thermaflo 10, the part sometimes slides on one of the pads (as much as 0.125"). There is a slight amount of w
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 25 19:41:01 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| We have successfully put .016" vias in .030" pads. | There is no drain off with .030" solder balls, since | the actual volume in the .002" depression is low. | We did notice random bubbles where, apparently, the | solder reflowed and trapped the a
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 14:38:38 EDT 1999 | Justin Medernach
| Does anyone have any experience with soldering 50mil pitch BGA's that have a via in the pad, the size is .012 The via will be masked off on the bottom side of the board. Need to know what precautions or problems if any I might encounter. The proces
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 09 07:51:12 EST 2004 | Bryan
Hello everyone: 1.I use Kester R244 63/37 solder paste. 2.Stencil thickness 6 mil. 3.Springdale Chipset. 4.PCB finish:HASL 5.Profile:Peak temp.:210~220C,time above 183C:60~90 seconds,time between 150~183C 60~90 seconds. 6.Reflow oven:Heller 1800 Voi
