Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 14 19:47:16 EDT 2004 | davef
use something other than HASL. "The rest of the world seems to be processing with no problems..." [Hello!!! Earth to Carol. This is a test.] Things you are considering could be more trouble than they�re worth. "1) Reduce via hole size" [If you re
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 06 13:00:51 EST 2006 | amol_kane
Hi all, I just wave soldered 40 boards (20 if Imm Sn and 20 of Imm Ag) using SAC 305 (in this case the wave machine manufacturer (electrovert) suggested the alloy too). plan to carry out x-sectioning to see the results. overall, just from the visual
Electronics Forum | Thu May 02 20:56:25 EDT 2002 | clunier
I remember reading a magazine article a few years ago that discused using the copper area of a pcb to transfer heat away from large SMT devices. Does anyone know of this article or something similar that I can obtain. The article covered copper area,
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 05 09:29:12 EST 2006 | Cmiller
Look at: http://thor.inemi.org/webdownload/newsroom/Presentations/09.pdf Page 47 shows both alloys to be similar in reliability although its a little troublesome that the particular defects are not isolated as I feel there is a big difference betwee
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 15 16:28:48 EDT 2017 | davef
You should be searching on RN Wild, not Roger Wild This might be a good starting point https://supplychain.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/sc2011j.planteb.pacquetteasof1020.pdf
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 15 14:14:18 EDT 2017 | pfuhrman
I have seen a few references in this forum to an old study (1980s?) by Roger Wild at IBM. But I cannot find a published report or usable reference to one. davef mentioned the SMTnet archives as a possible source, but that has also been a dead end.
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 07 14:19:07 EST 2006 | russ
You have two options 1. Get some real solder mask form board supplier (not touchup pens) and repaint the trace and heat cure. 2. Fill the via with solder before reflowing new part, this usually works but sometimes it doesn't. We use Method 1 Russ
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 14 09:24:07 EST 2002 | joconnell
What about when debugging the board I recently saw a case where we damaged a board between - 5-10 cycles of the fixture It's a catch 22 - where you need high force probes to breal the OSP - but the copper is hard surface, not like the solder HASL a
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 20 19:42:29 EDT 2002 | sjpence
Like Russ, I am also curious about the 100% fill requirement. On any thick, high mass board the key is getting as much heat as possible into the board. If you get the board to the proper temperature, solder will flow just about anywhere. As an alte
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 16 17:15:51 EDT 2007 | davef
Ask the board fabricator to: * Fill the vias with resin. * Then metalize and copper plate the filled via along with the pad. * Then plate with solderability protection. This results in what appears to be a solid pad. For more, look here: http://www
