Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 19:32:13 EDT 2021 | davef
Here's some information about Fred Dimock's work on vacuum reflow - Operation of a Vacuum Reflow Oven with Void Reduction Data [ https://smtnet.com/library/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_article&article_id=3336&company_id=40492 ]
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 12 19:35:42 EDT 2002 | sleech
Been there, ... done that,...got the T-shirt. When with a major IC manufacturer, we tried this. IT DIDN'T WORK! The problem was that most convection ovens leak. We could not achieve a significant N2 atmosphere.Eventually went to vacuum-assisted bak
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 14 13:54:54 EDT 2002 | DenM
Larry, You can try one of two approaches, a bake above 100C will drive off moisture or use a vacuum bake. The vacuum bake process is slow since there is less/no air to conduct the heat. In the hybrid industry the standard vacuum bake was 16 hours at
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 14 16:30:55 EDT 2002 | sleech
Dan: Until I got deep into development of a vacuum assisted moisture removal process, I always thought that the bake process would be saddled by the lack of atmosphere in the chamber. I later learned that the conduction of temperature at reduced atm
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 03 16:00:48 EST 2010 | glenseely
When faced with high mass, high cost, sensitive PCBs and now with the added challenges of Pb-Free Vapor Phase is the only safe reflow method for component and joint integrity. A-Tek is the National Distributor for Asscon Vapor phase reflow. Asscon
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 18:31:08 EDT 2019 | jlawson
Solder paste flux is main contributor, Lead termination chemical-oxide by products and PCB Plating-Chemicals. Reflow profile would have very limited if not no impact really unless is way off. Paste volume control and Stencil design plays a big part
Electronics Forum | Tue May 26 12:25:34 EDT 1998 | Wayne
Vacuum Bakeout Ovens For many years vacuum bakeout ovens have been used in the hybrid industry for removal of moisture from ceramic cercuits prior to hermetically sealing packages. In this process the vacuum oven certainly reduces the bakeout cycle
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 14 15:37:00 EDT 2014 | jdenuzzia
If you do a search on Reflow Oven Cleaning Fluid, you will find links to companies and chemicals that can assist you. I recommend that you contact one or more of the companies and discuss your needs and the paste you are using. They should be able t
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 01 08:39:43 EDT 2019 | johnce
At this point, I do not plan to back-fill with nitrogen. I have confirmed that vacuum baking, with the temperature set to 40°C, will result in the chamber %RH being less than 5%.
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 31 17:24:53 EDT 2019 | slthomas
Sorry I can't really answer any of your questions, but I'm curious about your idea. I've done vacuum drying of implantable medical components (made mostly of a proprietary bio-absorbable composition) but never electronic components. You're right to
