Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 13 05:48:52 EDT 2005 | charly
hi' i need advise on immersion silver PCb shelf life. 1) what is the shelf life for Immersion silver PCB? 2) iF PCB expire, can we bake the immersion PCB? what temp & duration? 3) How long can we keep the pCB again after rebaking? (with vacuum seal)
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 14 06:00:01 EDT 2005 | bryan
The shelf life of immersion silver is 6 to 12 months in good storage conditions. The finish is usually coated with a protective layer that inhibits oxidation (like with copper OSP). Care must be taken when handling the boards as the protective la
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 30 16:25:21 EDT 2002 | davef
Imm silver holds-up to multiple thermal cycles very well. The things, we guess, are happening to make imm silver tough to solder after heating and sitting are: * Oxidation of the silver. * Reduction of the co-deposited organic anti-tarnish [used in
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 12 18:06:09 EDT 2004 | SR
May I ask what component types you are using and who the suppliers are? FYI - If the components have exceeded their shelf life, they may have oxidized too much for soldering using low activity fluxes. Thanks and best regards, SR
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 14 10:14:04 EST 2000 | PeteB
Jacqueline, Asuming you mean immersion silver: Advantages - Very flat finish compared to HASL, more easily solderable than bare copper with OSP and more process tolerant than this in our experience, reasonable shelf life, cheaper than immersion gol
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 12 12:11:22 EST 2022 | micropak
Thank you Stephen... I also mistaken it with Immersion Silver.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 09 07:43:12 EST 2022 | micropak
ENIG boards have low shelf life as oxidation starts showing up quickly on the solderable areas. We usually keep them vacuum packed till they are ready to be assembled. Most PCB manufacturers will send them vacuum packed.
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 12:29:57 EST 2022 | stephendo
The G in ENIG is gold. It does not oxidise. Either you are thinking of OSP or your board shop is providing defective boards if your boards show oxidation. It would be the nickel that is oxidising but should be totally covered by the gold. Is there
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 20:39:44 EST 2022 | SMTA-64386598
The solderability shelf life of ENIG is related almost entirely to diffusion of O2 through the gold plating. When O2 diffuses through the gold, the underlying nickel is oxidized rendering it unsolderable (with ENIG - you solder to Ni, the gold dissol
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 15 22:33:16 EST 2022 | kumarb
Yes, solderbility. I recall one case of a vendor we met at a past HK electronic fair. Pricing was ok, we selected them and ordered a batch of boards. After a few months of leaving the PCBs in a sealed package (vacuum), we attempted to use the PCBs. W
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