Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 16 14:24:11 EST 2004 | dwoodrow
We would like to start testing our lead free wave solder machines in house. Mostly looking for lead and copper content. Malcom makes a relatively inexpensive machine that does this (STA-1 http://www.malcomtech.com/products_sta1.html). Does anyone
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 21:23:55 EST 2008 | molos21
Hi everyone, Is there any instrument that you are using to measure the tensile strenght of a solder joint?. I would like to measure that from smd and thru hole parts. I just want to take a few samples to verify the mechanical properties. Thanks
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 31 14:33:31 EST 2008 | glennster
Our company (Process Sciences) can provide solder joint testing service. If you are interested in this option please contact me. Glenn Robertson glennr@process-sciences.com
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 31 17:49:43 EST 2008 | slthomas
The president of my former place of employment used a screw driver for his solder joint quality assessment. I recommend you keep yours calibrated and locked up, just to be safe.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 16 15:41:23 EST 2004 | patrickbruneel
David, You just provided enough material to start an endless debate in an unexplored field (acceptable impurities, levels and effect on reliability in high tin content (lead free alloys). High tin content alloys have a high affinity to metals like C
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 17 13:25:04 EST 2004 | bob Willis
I believe this is the only system on the market place and was developed by Panasonic in Japan with Malcolm. As stated it does check a limited number of elements but that was its intention when produced. I believe that only high volume shops would u
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 02 21:05:38 EST 2004 | Ken
Has anyone in the US used this system? I am told that over 1000 systems are operating world wide...but find it hard to believe no one domestically is using this (if it in fact is worth its salt would more not use it?) Anyone? Anyone demo'd this? A
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 16 05:05:32 EDT 2013 | stivais
We recently had a discussion with customer's QM - he claims that calculations for a proper solder wire diameter and soldering iron tip size (and temperature) have to be performed and documented for all manual (T/H) solderings (based on component size
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 13 10:13:31 EDT 2007 | stockley
Lozie We built our own soldering robot using pace soldering irons but we have considered a Apollo Seiko bot for a different facility. I'm curious to know what kind of life you get out of those Apollo Seiko irons with lead-free solder. How many solde
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 03 07:39:24 EST 2008 | realchunks
I would choose wave over hand solder. Top side wetting due to thermal mass will be your biggest obstacle. Of course I don't know the size of your soldering irons or how weak your wave may be.....
.png)