Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 07 08:48:55 EST 2006 | samir
Our ICT Guy here at my company loves to use lots of via holes as test points - via holes which are 0.040" diameter, and spaced at 0.004" edge to edge spacing! He doesn't like to tent the via's either, so I always battle via-to-via shorts at the wave
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 16:56:26 EST 2006 | slthomas
He's a troll. Nobody could be that goofy without trying.
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 08 10:59:04 EST 2006 | samir
Cal, thanks for the feedback. I've tried different adjustments to wave parameters with varying success. You know how wave is - what works today won't necessarily work tomorrow. ..and yes, we run Nitrogen on our waves.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 06:11:08 EST 2006 | Rob
Surely this is a job for Wavemaster Larry? Have you tried flux buster pins in your ICT yet? They are quite good at cutting through the crap on a board.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 12:53:21 EST 2006 | slthomas
"Surely this is a job for Wavemaster Larry?" I know this is supposed to be a serious forum, but that's some funny stuff! 8 mil stencils. Suuuuure.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 14:26:45 EST 2006 | Wave Master Larry
Well, im not sure what plane you guys are on, but I can back up my what im talking about. Ya see I wnet to Soltec traingin back in 1995 for our new wave. I got a diploma proofing that I know what i'm talking about. no one else in my company has on
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 07 21:35:16 EST 2006 | Cal Kolokoy
Samir, From experience, the only board test situation where tented via's have difficulty with contact is with a Flying Probe type tester. Otherwise, for traditional ICT, the force of the pogo pins, correct probe type, and fixture design should do th
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 15:35:56 EST 2006 | russ
You're a piece of work! Why don't you work for any of the major wave companies? So how does slowing the conveyor speed eliminate drying flux? And when you slow it down, what speeds it up to make you say "I lower the wave because I get shorts going
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 12:45:45 EDT 2001 | Claude_Couture
On mixed technology PCBs, we find numerous blow holes on the solder joints of radial parts (electrolytics, LEDs, etc). The solution that works so far is to cut the leads very long in the radial inserter so that the part is kinda loose and the air in
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 27 08:44:08 EDT 2007 | Brett
For those of you who use via holes as test points, and the via holes must be filled at the wave, is it necessary to have a "dome" on every single test point, or is it sufficient to have the via "filled" with solder? The ICT preson here insists that
