Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 17:14:48 EST 2002 | mregalia
Do you bond with Al or gold wire? What happens if the Ni is over 150 microinches? Thickness of nickel is one those things that we have not been consistent with. The industry seems to pretty much universally call for 100-200 microinches. Our old board
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 18:17:15 EST 2002 | Chris
I don't have a plasma cleaner either. It will help a lot. Actually I don't clean at all. Our wirebond pads are far enough away so the flux residue does not get on the wirebond pads. That's what we think anyway. I am sure we have some degree of c
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 12:20:00 EST 2002 | mregalia
Thanks for cluing me into IPC-2221. Though the numbers they give seem to contradict what I have learned from people working with the materials. At least I now know where the guideline for a max of 30 microinches of gold for soldering comes from. But
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 15:24:49 EST 2002 | mregalia
Thanks Chris. As I was writing my last message our mailperson dropped off the latest issue of Circuit Assembly. It has an article on mixing SMT and COB on the same board. The author recommends as a compromise 10-20 micro inches of gold over 70-100 of
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 06 22:37:35 EST 2012 | davef
Ryan ... "As for bismuth-based lead-free alloys, a lower melting temperature than that of tin-lead is offered together with a cost similar to that of tin [in the area of $3/lb]. Unfortunately, bismuth in soldering alloys tends to create embrittlemen
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 26 05:55:04 EST 2005 | milroyperera
Hi, Does any body have the experience with wave soldering a "Gold" plated PCB with SMD assembled on it? I`m experiencing massive bridging,icicles,Shadowing & Skipping. The present soldering angle is 6 deg:,pre heating rate is 2 deg/sec , Dwell time
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 28 09:46:24 EST 2005 | pjc
I have waved gold (ENIG) boards. That's a pretty hot pot at 260C, wow. I have used 245C with good results. All other parameters look OK a glance. Well, PCB temp looks a little hot too at 130C before pot. 90-100C is typical for most No-Clean flux. At
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 02 19:01:50 EDT 2004 | lynnmc
Thanks to all on this feedback
Electronics Forum | Thu May 01 18:26:50 EDT 2008 | jmelson
I am partial to Weller for the small rework irons. I use both the WSL with WMP (current model) and some older EC1302 irons with their power supply (I forget the model, but the one with analog setting knob and digital temp readout). I actually prefe
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 01 16:56:40 EDT 2009 | gplume
Does anyone out there have experience soldering with Pb solder (Sn 63 or Sn 62) to SAC 305 coated PCB lands (about 50um) or Sn-Cu plated lands (about 10um). I know soldering Pb free (Sac based soler) to Pb/Sn coated lands is a no-no, but was waonderi
