Electronics Forum | Fri May 21 14:22:56 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| Dave, | i tried reflowing bare boards with only solder printed on em and no component placed. we still got voids as same as when components were placed. so atleast one of that theories(voids due to component/component placement)could be considered
Electronics Forum | Sun Jul 26 20:54:40 EDT 1998 | Masdi Muhammad
Hi, Need some advice on how to eliminate or reduce the solder on finger that we are having right now. So far what we understand is that 90% of the problem is due to the reflow process where solder traps in vias causing explosion when subjecte
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 06 11:42:24 EDT 2002 | Brad Jakeway
What you are seeing on your gold fingers is referred to as flux spattering. This is a very commond problem with gold fingers if you have a zero flux spattering criteria for quality control. The key to eliminating this problem is in the reflow profi
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 02 09:29:08 EDT 2002 | dason_c
Ian, First, I baked the parts at 125C for 48 hours and check the weight Second, I soaked the parts above 30C and 60% for 96 hours and check the weight Calculate the weight gain, suppose only moisture add to the parts during soaking, say a Third, dry
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 24 10:21:29 EST 2003 | ryanm
Just an update on my problem. I spoke to Loctite and they had very few solutions. One thing they suggested to try was to add a thirty-second soak time at 150 degrees to my reflow profile. The problem with that is ramp-soak-spike profiles doesn�t s
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 08 11:04:47 EST 2003 | Joe
Mark, You've already received some good advice from the other posters. The one thing I would add is that even if you solve your printing issues on this type of part, the relative small quantity of paste may be prone to soldering problems. Ever s
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 25 18:17:48 EDT 2003 | Brian W.
Water soluble pastes generally work best with a ramp-to-spike reflow profile. Check your paste manufacturer's recommended profile. There are many factors that impact your profile; board thickness, component density, buried thermal masses, board si
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 00:10:17 EST 2004 | Vinny
Hi Dave, Thanks for your reply. I have tried getting the design changed from the customer but they cannot provide thermal relief as this changes the RF performance and they cannot afford to do that. As for profile it does reach the reflow tempera
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 06:58:40 EST 2004 | davef
Ramp / Soak: Tombstoning is occuring during reflow. You need to get more heat into the ground plane. Obviously a ramp aint gettin' it done. Further, without intending to disrespect your internal discussion, if a linear profile improved the situati
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 05 15:24:55 EST 2004 | mrmaint
I have soaked the chains in a 5 gallon bucket with wd40. It does a great job cleaning the chain. After they are done soaking i take an air gun outside and blow the chain off. I found that using a medium temp lubricant does not cause alot of buildup o
