Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 14 13:41:40 EDT 2010 | rway
We are running SMT products and have been for some time now. First, I wanted to check with you folks to see what an acceptable FPY rate, or what you would consider and acceptable rate, is. Secondly, we are having issues primarily with product that
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 14 13:50:11 EDT 2010 | swag
I can't offer much advice on acceptible rates or #'s. From a process standpoint, most of your bridging or insufficient originates in your printer. Look into buying dedicated tooling specifically designed for the build. We use "h-towers" on all hig
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 14 18:51:24 EDT 2010 | rway
Thank you. I spoke with our SMT guy, and he stated that there is plenty of board support on the pcb. So it's not a matter of flexing. There just seems to be inconsistancy in the solder application. He did mention that part of the problem is a lac
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 08:15:35 EST 2005 | davef
It sounds like you already know the answer. Hand soldering is much more stressful to a board than mass soldering, because: * It is more localized and there is no preheat. * It is more difficult to control. [Different connections require different h
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 18 20:31:10 EST 2000 | WDavidson
It makes a difference what the normalizer is. We calculate solder ppm and placement ppm separately for each assembly. Solder ppm = #solder defects*1E6/(Qty boards*#solder joints per board). For us this number is easily less than 50 and sometimes
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 12:16:02 EST 2000 | Brian W.
My old company (CM) ran SMT to 50ppm including some very complex boards. We established the normalizer number by: #components + #solder joints. As was stated earlier, the ppm for any given product is the result of many factors. You may get differen
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 28 12:18:03 EDT 2008 | grics
Why yes, I regognize all the best. WML, I have an idea... I am going to call it, the Dunker. Instead of anyone foaming, I will get the wave operators to throw the boards into a rubbermaid tub full of flux/gasoline mixture and send through to the wav
Electronics Forum | Sat May 18 10:21:09 EDT 2013 | davef
isd.jww: Comments are: * Current thinking has flux volatiles being the major contributor to voiding, not scavanging by via * I have no reason to think that 0.3mm via won't gladly accept solder. Plug them, if that's a concern. * If your concern is ina
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 28 09:30:20 EDT 2008 | patrickbruneel
Omid, No-clean fluxes need to be used right out of the can without thinning. In the past with RA and RMA fluxes you could adjust or thin them to your desired density because they had plenty of solids up to 30%. No-Clean fluxes have a lot lower solid
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 26 14:43:43 EDT 2002 | Jim M.
unsure of what solder spec. your working to?.IPC/EIA J-STD-001C, Section 9.2.4 clearly states dull, matte, gray or grainy appearing solders are accpetable depending on your process and if the acceptability of the neaxt paragraph is met.IPC 610 and J-
