Electronics Forum | Tue May 23 09:27:37 EDT 2006 | Steve
Sorry I misled you. The PCB pads are wetting, but there is no fillet being formed. After reflow, it looks as though no paste was put down on the pads; however the paste print is fine. All other components solder real nice, it's only the Pd-Ag parts t
Electronics Forum | Mon May 22 18:19:29 EDT 2006 | Steve
I have read some threads about poor wetting on palladium-silver (Pd-Ag) coated components. I followed the suggestions, but I am still having a problem. The part is an 0603 chip type (Vishay varistor). The Process: solder paste is lead-free Alpha Met
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 30 08:37:39 EDT 2002 | davef
When you talk about 'poor wetting', 'dewett', 'no wets', etc.; are you seeing solder pulling back or away from the pad? Please describe the condition. Dewetting. The condition in the solder joint in which the liquid solder has not adhered intimate
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 14 15:31:02 EDT 2001 | davef
How in earthly heaven would someone else have a report analyzing the defects on your boards? Among the good failure analysis labs that can assess situations like yours are: * Robisan Laboratory 6502 East 21 St Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-353-6249 fax
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 09 15:00:04 EDT 2010 | davef
So for your SMT1/SMT2/PTH boards, you have poor solderability during SMT2. [Even if you have no SMT2 and only ST1/PTH, our answer is the same.] We assume this occurs on one board part number only. We guess that your bare boards have insufficient gol
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 24 15:37:50 EDT 2006 | Chunks
Hi Any, This is from an earlies thread "Solder Ball After Reflow Process". Date: August 16, 2006 01:52 PM Author: Russ Subject: Solder Ball After Reflow Process Oven settings are meaningless here. What does the board see? It is the paste we a
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 04 03:07:16 EDT 2007 | pavel_murtishev
Good morning, Problem definition Poor soldering of thermistors with Ag/Pd termination Background Process: lead free reflow soldering Paste type: Multicore LF300, SAC305 Component type: 0805 chip thermistor, Ag/Pd termination PWB finish: immersion A
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 13 14:58:56 EST 2017 | davef
Determine the origin of the solder * Sloppy paste printing technique * Lax stencil underside cleaning practices * Sloppy misprint cleaning practices * Poor part placement practices creating solder balls * Poor material control allowing solder p
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 12 09:29:41 EDT 2016 | davef
I'd guess that the interconnect pads on the BGA have poor solderability. Confirm this with testing at an independent lab. Work with your supplier to resolve the issue.
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 07:45:50 EST 2007 | jax
Water soluble residues probably won't cause instant failures. The failures are most likely caused by excess paste being deposited on the center pad of the QFN. The excess solder keeps the part from sitting down in reflow and increases the possibility
