Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 16 11:23:26 EDT 1999 | Scott McKee
| | Any recommendations for a reballer for BGA and mBGA? Low volume, low cost appreciated! | | | Dave: I don't believe that reballing BGAs that go into customer products is a good idea. Check with your BGA supplier to determine their recommended
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 25 18:28:23 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| Looking for articles/data comparing the quality/reliability of mass | reflowed SMT solderjoints versus hand soldered SMT solderjoints. As solder joint quality most often is subjective - that is visually compared with graphic examples, IPC is the B
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 09 16:57:27 EST 2001 | davef
Sure, it�s fine to use the proper amount of flux and no solder when reworking BGA. Recognize that these new solder connections have less metal and a lower standoff than similar BGA solder connections that have not been reworked. This undoubtedly
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 06 10:31:30 EST 2002 | davef
First, from what you say, it's unclear that there is a "solderability" issue with your connectors. Different appearance of the soldered connection from one side of the connector to the other is what we're talking about [I think]. But it is curious.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 06 20:18:30 EST 2002 | davef
cvrgrrrl Your first thermal cycle with imm silver should be the easiest to solder. That you see copper indicates you did no soldering, got no wetting, produced no intermetallics, etc. Tell us again which components did not solder? Wuzzis "plug" t
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 20 16:53:18 EST 2002 | davef
Q1: How important is the bare PCB baking ? A1: Baking boards is a non-value added activity. Q2: What is the temperature for baking @ what RH ? A2: Search the fine SMTnet Arcives for bake recipes. Q3: What would be the impact for the ENTEK finishe
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 09 07:10:36 EST 2005 | Mity-C
Good Morning, One problem of LF BGA's in a leaded process is the temps required to propperly collapse the BGA balls. If the BGA is LF, the alloy of the balls will not reflow until the temp reaches 217-245 C. SN 63/37 reflows at 183 C. If your profil
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 26 16:24:10 EST 2007 | Bob R.
Whether there's a fillet or not depends on the component type. Most have a fillet but some, such as QFN's, don't necessarily have one. Have a look at IPC-610D Workmanship Standards to understand when you should expect one and when you shouldn't. T
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 04 10:48:49 EDT 2007 | lloyd
How do other people check their solder joint strength after a process change? For example, say you are getting wetting problems and you feel that a change to the reflow profile may help, or perhaps a slight change to the stencil aperture to reduce so
Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 23 08:43:32 EDT 2008 | davef
Ugh, there are more reasons that immersion silver [IAg] to go yellowish than pigs at the county fair. That aside, sulphur is one of the reasons, as you say. The sulphur can be from a variety of sources, such as: * Pollution in the air * Ill advised p
