Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 22 12:33:35 EDT 2014 | barryg
No we have a battery spring that is soldered directly to a PCB (standard tin plated copper PCB). The Battery spring supplier (and I have no confirmation he makes them or buys them) claims they are tin plated. When trying to solder to them it is very
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 21 16:38:45 EDT 2014 | barryg
Hello all. We have been having some problems soldering to what we believe is a nickel plated spring steel battery terminal to a PCB. We have tried scrapping , then tinning, dipping and still have problems. Are there any special fluxes or pre-treats t
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 20:48:04 EST 2003 | davef
There a number of studies like this published by component fabricators. Many can be found on the net. For instance: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/Pb-free_Board-level_reliability_study.pdf
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 13 19:50:20 EDT 2003 | yukim
Hi, We are placing (+) & (-) terminals in SMT. We have just changed the plating of them: from Nickel to Tin (Sn). During the trial, we used the same reflow profile as before changing, and the solder seems different: a bit cold, with some solder paste
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 11 12:49:13 EST 2003 | Carol
Could you direct me to a Standard or Study that has used this termination with 67/37 tin/lead solder please? I am looking for the recommended reflow temperature requirements and reliability issues for the completed product. We are receiving this type
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 25 14:49:34 EDT 2014 | isd_jwendell
If the tab is Sn plated, you can solder to it as long as your iron has enough power (watts). If you continue to have trouble then it probably isn't Sn plated.
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 22 08:55:54 EDT 2014 | davef
I assume that you're talking about wanting to solder to metal tabs that are spot welded to the battery terminal. These tabs are not meant to be soldered. The metal was special selected for welding. In the old days, you could buy plumbing flux at th
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 15 11:17:03 EDT 2010 | davef
Things don't disappear completely. If something caused nickel corrosion, the nickel corrosion by-product would be in place of the nickel. Is it possible that ... There never was any nickel? We know that the nickel will diffuse into the copper. Th
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 17 07:04:03 EDT 2004 | davef
It sounds like the parts are not soldering properly [have poor solderability]. This probably due to corroded nickel underplate caused by: * Nickel that oxidized, while awaiting overplating * Poor quality tin overplate, allowing nickel to oxidize aft
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 16 13:25:09 EDT 2004 | russ
have you tried a more agressive flux like water soluble to see if the problem goes away? Or can they be hand soldered with no problem? I am basically out of ideas other than a bad nickel or tin finish. The reflow profile didn't seem out of whack f
