Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 30 11:49:20 EST 2007 | nkb2400
If the goal is selective soldering (not to raise the substrate temperature too high), consider the use of microwaves. Our company has been working on this technology for selectively bonding substrates. For example, we use the process to bond ROHS met
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 07 13:18:28 EST 2002 | mregalia
I work for a microwave company. On our lower frequency boards (
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 10:39:18 EST 2006 | fredericksr
I'd be curious if a microwave would activate the flux. I'd also suspect that the metal content of solder might just give you that excellent "microwave+fork" effect. I can see this R+D failing miserably. -Russ
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 24 11:57:50 EDT 2004 | KEN
I wonder what that would look like? BUILD DCOUMENTATION Paste: OA XYZ-123 SOLDER PASTE. Note: Place refridgerated paste tube in Goldstar Microwave (3rd from the end of the break-room). Press "defrost" "forzen dinner". Do not defrost solder paste
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 06 14:00:27 EST 2005 | grantp
Hi, One of our suppliers suggested you could use the microwave to warm up the solder paste if you really needed to, and it did work for a full tube, but when I tried a half used tube, I thought I had invented a weapon of mass destruction. It was sca
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 14 11:22:45 EST 2019 | spitkis2
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Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 24 04:18:39 EDT 2004 | kent_peterson
Microwave? Try some steel wool next time. Are you cookin food in that microwave? I would love to see that documented into a process. You could look at changing the solder paste you use. Knead it up other than that mate.
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 13:46:23 EST 2006 | slthomas
You can put metal in a microwave (at least you can mine) as long as it doesn't contact the enclosure, but there's no way you'll get consistent heating of the volume in a microwave, even if it employs a "carousel".
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 14:24:56 EST 2004 | rick
What kind of cleaning method you recommend for PCB - double side SMD (fine pitch and BGA components) and THT elements (PCB are for microwave application!!). Process technology no-clean.We have to remove grease-fingerprints, dust etc. It is low volume
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 28 21:56:56 EDT 2019 | sarason
I presume you mean at microwave frequencies. If not get it right in the CAD. Programs such as Microwave Office and VSS make it easy. Also Ansoft, Keysight Eagle etc. Having used MO and Eagle I would heartily recommend them. In the bad old days one tr
