Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 22 04:00:02 EST 2001 | Scott B
We are increasingly being asked to store components for longer and longer periods which we know through experience leads to reduction or total loss of solderability of the parts. 1) What is the industry accepted shelf life of tin/lead plated compone
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 21 16:32:03 EST 2001 | mparker
The root cause is dependant on the type of solder "splash", ball, whatever, that you are seeing post reflow. If it is smears, then cleaning the stencil underside is probably the answer. Are you using automatic wipers? How many print cycles between w
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 22 10:47:28 EDT 2000 | Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee
The European WEEE has issued a new (5th) version of its recommendations. In it they say that , on January 1st, 2004, they will review the status of the Pb-Free issue. There is currently NO DEADLINE for implementation. As far as a direct replacemen
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 17 08:29:18 EST 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
Hi Chuck, let�s say it the other way round. We use noclean since I can�t even remember without nitrogen and all of our subcons do with no known problems. The processes are adapted to it and no complaints are heard up to now. That is related to our pr
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 03 10:30:27 EST 1999 | John Thorup
Hi Anthony I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you mean move to a better or more precise placement or to an error or bad position? I'm not aware of any calculation that can predict movement since it is based on so many factors like component
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 15 18:58:48 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| We are currently assemblying several different board type with gold plated lands with varying results. Can any of you that has successful experience in this area give me some pointers. What paste do you use? Do you use the recommended reflow pro
Electronics Forum | Thu May 13 20:38:32 EDT 1999 | lima
Does anyone know of any industry guidelines for the exhausting of volatiles in reflow ovens? I've seen some numbers like 1,000ppm for the oven atmosphere, but is this typical? My concern is the volatiles in my WS629 solder paste may be attacking th
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 15 16:01:06 EST 1999 | Earl Moon
| Does anyone have any recommendations on spray fluxers? Are there major differences between the high priced ultrasonic machines to the low priced flux/air spraying machines? We are going to be spraying an OA flux with 11% solids content. Are there a
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 15 09:55:53 EST 1999 | Justin Medernach
| After rmoving a BGA (plastic)to correct unexplained shorts | I installed another BGA using flux only. | Checking on an X Ray machine and found two shorts. | | can anyone give a good explenation ? | | Thanks | | Ron | Ron, It could be a number o
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 15 15:21:24 EST 1998 | Chrys
| SMTneters, | I'm famialiar with lambda, omega, and gemini waves but not with "A" wave. Can somebody give me an explanation? | | thanks | | Tom B. | Tom, The term "A" wave refers to an asymetrical wave. It's an Electrovert term that describes
