Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 13 22:06:02 EDT 2007 | davef
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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 | Thu May 18 10:42:41 EDT 2006 | stepheniii
I don't think so. But I want to point out the amount of lead needed to contaminate a joint is microscopic. You won't have lead vapour in your oven and with a clean oven there probably isn't any other way for even a microscopic amount of lead to con
Electronics Forum | Tue May 23 14:02:47 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
Stephen, you better believe the nurse she's right If it would be possible to produce lead vapors you would see lead vapor condensation in the hood or in the ducts. Never seen any lead deposits anywhere. There is no reason for concern The absence of
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 08 21:23:16 EST 2006 | Harsha
I am seeing a problem of flux droping on the PCBA during reflow. This is a pb free process and I am using KOKI pb free paste with 8 zone (and some 9 zone) reflow ovens. Line throughput is about 10,000 boards/24 hours. I suspect that the exhaust is no
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 17 03:59:52 EDT 2012 | stivais
Hi guys, We have an interesting case we haven't seen before (see the picture below) http://postimage.org/image/lu2f4ae55/ Solder balls form on unpopulated pads after reflow. 1. Reflow profile is fine. 2. Stencil thickness / paste volume is also f
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 04:38:33 EDT 2007 | chrispy1963
I took a Lead Free troubleshooting Class at SMTA in Chicago last September taught by Phil Zarrow. He told us during that seminar that its not a good practice to cross contaminate Leaded and Lead Free components but IF it is necesary than using lead
Electronics Forum | Tue May 16 05:07:27 EDT 2006 | aj
Hi, I might have misunderstood your question but as far as I am aware a Leadfree Reflow Oven is exactly the same other than the adjustments required for your Profile... aj...
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 10:17:22 EDT 2007 | realchunks
Yes you can use no-lead parts in a leaded process. Your solder joints will be weaker than they once were unless you change your solder paste. You can try to improve this by running a hotter reflow temp, but be careful since your flux was not design
Electronics Forum | Sun May 21 19:18:52 EDT 2006 | grantp
Hi, I think you should be ok, as the contamination in a reflow oven is generally flux from what I have seen. I have never heard to the solder metals itself being inside the oven apart from some paste in hole we did that sometimes dropped a bit of so
