Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 17 15:01:05 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| | We have some SMT components with gold plated leads. They're actually LCC led packages. A good solder alloy to use would be Indium / Lead to reduce tin dissolution into the gold and avoid the resultant brittle intermetallic compound. However, a re
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 20:57:13 EDT 1999 | Dean
| Jackie's posting recently and responses to it got me to dondering. First, recollecting, we bought an IR rework station a couple million years ago. It had a IR source on a stand, a bunch of lenses, and Reynolds aluminum foil for shielding near-by
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 20:23:58 EDT 1999 | Dave F
Jackie's posting recently and responses to it got me to dondering. First, recollecting, we bought an IR rework station a couple million years ago. It had a IR source on a stand, a bunch of lenses, and Reynolds aluminum foil for shielding near-by co
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 13 14:53:17 EDT 1998 | Timm
| | | | I am considering of Philips FCM for the next production. | | | | But I have heard a rumour saying this machine is not capable for checking the lead polarity due to the laser scan system. | | | | i.e. SOT might be populated in wrong direction.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 23:58:01 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | Jackie's posting recently and responses to it got me to dondering. First, recollecting, we bought an IR rework station a couple million years ago. It had a IR source on a stand, a bunch of lenses, and Reynolds aluminum foil for shielding near-b
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 27 12:19:19 EDT 1999 | John
| | | Jackie's posting recently and responses to it got me to dondering. First, recollecting, we bought an IR rework station a couple million years ago. It had a IR source on a stand, a bunch of lenses, and Reynolds aluminum foil for shielding near
Electronics Forum | Fri May 15 17:31:04 EDT 1998 | Steve Abrahamson
| | | | We had some failures on an IC package that the manufacturer has put down to moisture inside the package, leading to popcorning. | | | | This seems a bit odd, the package is a PLCC 84 which is quite thick. I have only seen this problem on thin
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 04:42:52 EDT 1999 | Brian
Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | Brian: | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like habanero slathered shiitake burritos through
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 12:27:21 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | | Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | | | Brian: | | | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like habanero slathered shiitake
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 13 10:39:25 EDT 1999 | Boca
| | | | | | (snip) | | | | | | | | You're quite right. However, anyone who uses MeCl in an aerosol spray needs his head examining. I'll go further: if he continues, he will most CERTAINLY need his head, the rest of his CNS and his liver examining a