Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 01:52:05 EST 2006 | hemu_me
As we have vitronics oven(SMR610A) made in dec,1997,which has 5 heating zones and 2 cooling zones. For Lead free soldering what should be our baseline for low/medium boards.we have gathered profiles from various paste manufacturers,however we don't k
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 07 17:34:52 EST 2015 | duchoang
Customer puts our board to thermal test. Test cycle is -55c to 85c, repeat cycle in 15-20min. After 600 cycles, lot of TSOP joints are cracked, leads lifted. There are reasons such as thin PCB, mechanical impacts, warped PCB... My question is, how lo
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 18 12:02:06 EDT 2004 | Rob
Hi Guy's, Sorry about this, but yes it's another lead free related question. We are looking at using a Chinese SMD DC-DC Converter in a new design, whilst keeping one eye on the approaching Lead-free issue. The manufacturer claims that these are O
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 21 14:14:11 EST 2007 | rgduval
Hi, Bill, Lead-free solder and paste manufacturers will be a great resource for you during the transition; they've tested their products extensively, and their application groups have been able to help me through the biggest changes. There are a fe
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 16:48:49 EST 2009 | slthomas
Looks like a time/temperature problem to me. However, there are a lot of solder fines surrounding the pads in one photo that go beyond what I'd expect from inadequate TAL. Is it possible that the board was misprinted and not completely cleaned, or
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 17 11:01:47 EST 2006 | amol_kane
with lead-free solders, one would expect to find less instances of tombstoning. this is because SAC alloys are not eutectic and melt over a range of temp (usually 217-220 deg C) instead of at a single temperature. therefore the forces due to solder s
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 03 09:43:55 EST 2005 | lupo
Check flux penetration and type of flux. How much is solid contents. The solder filling is better under Nitrogen. Check the time (speed) of the nozzle whether is correct. Usually For SAC305 the temperature of bath is 320C/degrees, but only for sel
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 00:12:39 EST 2009 | grayman
Hi Armando, I think you have to buy a bigger reflow let say 7 zones to get the correct profile. The reason you are getting that problem is due to short profile time. What is the size of your board? What is the composition of your solder paste? Ple
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 11:30:56 EST 2009 | rgduval
As others have said, you'll have some difficulties getting good reflow on pb-free out of a 3-zone oven. We did it with a 4-zone for awhile, but only had really good success on low thermal density boards. That said, you should definitely check your
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 30 06:28:42 EST 2009 | gregoryyork
Hi Armando Hotflow 7 is a big machine and one of the best Reflow ovens around (in my opinion), well suited for Lead Free. A typical 1.6mm board has the following settings for Lead Free SAC305 paste All Temperature settings are Top and Bottom Prehea
