Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 15 10:48:23 EST 2004 | gopinath A
I heard that Steam Aging (storage) tests would be inappropriate for gold finishes. Is this a correct statement? If so, what are the reasons? How bad is the shelf life of ENIG
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 11 14:10:51 EDT 2005 | Amol
Hi, I have a very basic question for tin whisker testing. Do I thermal cycle/age the Components only or solder them to a ckt board and then thermal cycle/age the PCB assembly??
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 15 19:49:23 EST 2005 | Liza
Hi GS, I forgot...coming from what you said about aging, the complaints we received come from products that were processed 3-6 months ago. Based on your experiment, should this age affect the quality of the seal? Thanks a lot, Liza
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 03 01:49:03 EDT 2020 | kathleen123
Please try to use the steam aging tester and make a try ! When the water temp up to +100℃, Put your new model into the water tank. This +100℃ hot and steam water may remove the paste in via hole. Thank you. https://www.wewontech.com/steam-aging-
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 04 09:12:35 EST 2008 | davef
Q1. What would you recommend for the best practice or comparison? A1. We'd go with dip & look. It's easy and cheap, requires no advanced degrees in measurology. Have you reviewed "J-STD-002B - Solderability Tests for Component Leads, Terminations, Lu
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 03 19:28:58 EDT 2012 | rgduval
Given that you're seeing it on nearly every part, we tend to lean towards Dave's explanation. We wouldn't expect outgassing from the pad to be an issue (at least, we've never heard of it before, which doesn't, necessarily, eliminate it as a potentia
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 25 20:31:58 EDT 2003 | davef
Handsome: Welcome. There is always room for another balding, fat, aging SMT smooth-talker here on SMTnet.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 09 02:44:11 EDT 2004 | fastek
Peter- Tact time is not affected by the age of a machine. Placement accuracy and throughput..yes....but not the speed.
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 15 21:29:34 EST 2004 | davef
We�d say that it�s incorrect that ENIG solderability protection cannot be steam aged. It�s true the immersion tin and silver cannot be steam aged. We believe that most of the issues surrounding the poor performance of ENIG after steam aging is attr
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 17 17:21:27 EDT 2006 | slthomas
Not so much when I suspect it's a function of age. ;)
