Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 19 11:33:15 EDT 2011 | caerleon
easier if you recycled on-site? You can still send off for reclaimation the oxide powder that your left at the end of the process. Failing that talk to your supplier to see if they have arrangements to do this for you or look at reducing dross - i f
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 02 10:31:48 EST 2020 | slthomas
It is strange that you're having issues while using the same process parameters (including stencil) that worked successfully before. It doesn't guarantee that it's not one of those parameters changing in a manner that's not apparent, but it does sugg
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 15 17:37:30 EST 2006 | Dan Feinberg
Greetings all, Dross has no value to the assembler. It actually degrades quality as a clean solder pot provides a more consistent process. Yes, removing dross does remove some metallic contaminates but that is overkill, like throwing away your refrig
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 23 03:12:01 EDT 2002 | surachai
We encounter this problem also , I know that it 's acceptable per IPC standard but sometime it fail at ICT and FCT , then this problem should be prevent , we found it with QFP 16 mil pitch and the defect looklike negative wetting at the front of lead
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 03 22:56:48 EDT 2008 | davef
Potential impacts of using expired solder paste are [University of Bolton]: * Changed paste rheology. Result: poor print quality * Loss of solvents. Result: reduced flux activity * Changed flux formulation. Result: More difficult to clean flux residu
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 12 11:52:59 EST 2003 | Marc Simmel
I have encountered problems with a 90/10 tin-lead plated SMT component wicking all the solder paste off the pads on the substrate. Worst, the defect occurs randomly - adjacent leads may have 'good' joints, though heel fillets are poor. The solder pa
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 28 10:16:12 EDT 2002 | Jim M.
Sam We install a lot of die in the SMT room using same process as SMT parts.Water soluble solder paste is used for attachment of die to ceramic and boards. Biggest problem i found is the adjustment from installing the die in the bonding area. The t
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 20 13:56:04 EDT 2017 | pjc
Kleenox is designed for cleaning and protecting the solder bath in wave solder pots from air oxidation and formation. Kleenox is formulated to remove oxides. Kleenox can be used with tin/lead and lead-free solder. http://www.americancleanstat.com/k
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 22 09:41:54 EST 2013 | patrickbruneel
Pete, It would even be better if the wave machine manufacturers would add a feature that allows the wave to drop in rpm when a board passed the wave, and slowly get the wave back to normal rpm when a new board approaches. This would be like a reset
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 23 09:49:18 EDT 2008 | davef
We're not sure the specifics that BLT Circuit Services Ltd referenced, but many companies use dross reducing agents in their wave solder pots. Among dross reducing agent suppliers: * Fry [4100 Sixth Ave, Altoona, PA 16602; 814-946-1611 F814-944-8094
winsouce.jpg)