Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 21 12:28:00 EST 2009 | flipit
There is evidence of lead being used in soldering 5000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Not a big issue for most people doing SMT but the poster should also understand why percent metal is adjusted for different solder paste alloys. You print by volume b
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 16:28:55 EDT 2000 | Bob Willis
Most robust wave soldering machines will cope with lead free alloys. The temperatures in air that we have run has been between 260-265C. In my opinion the dross generation has not been significantly effected. I was doing a workshop for a well known
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 11:07:04 EST 2005 | cisridn
I need information on where I can purchase Lead free solder paste and solder wire samples. I currently use SN63/PB37 no clean solder paste in a 35G tube and SN63/PB37 no clean solder wire for rework. I would like to try out some samples of Lead fr
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 20 23:17:34 EST 2002 | surachai
I AM JUST EVALUATION LEAD FREE EVALUATION AND FOUND THE BIG PROBLEM OF SOLDER CRACK BETWEEN TERMINAL OF COMPONENT AND THE INTERMETALLIC LAYER OF LEAD FREE ALLOY BUT DON'T FIND ANY CRACK BETWEEN SOLDER AND SURFACE OF PCB , COULD YOU HELP ME VERIFY T
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 06 11:17:33 EST 1999 | Gregg Reick
We are currently fighting a dross battle on our non-inerted waves. We are currently using a bar solder that barely meets QQS-571 for Alloy/Impurity. Is anybody using HI FLO in a non inerted wave? Do you see a measureable decrease in dross? Thanks
Electronics Forum | Mon May 16 18:03:30 EDT 2005 | davef
Key Issue: Will this machine solder your boards? You never know until you solder one. Any other avenues of analysis involve substantial risk. Flux Selection * High or low solids * VOC or VOC-free Solder Alloy * If using lead-free, avoid stainles
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 30 16:00:42 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Russells: You can mix the two solders you mentioned, assuming by "96s" you meant "96Sn / 4Pb". If you heat the two tin / lead alloys to a liquid state, you�ll form a tin / lead solution with properties different from either of the two solders. The
Electronics Forum | Thu May 11 11:25:56 EDT 2017 | davef
Key to Rosin Fluxes [from SUPERIOR FLUX & MFG. CO.] Type R (Rosin): Non-activated rosin flux for soldering copper. Residues are non-corrosive and non-conductive. Type RMA (Rosin Mildly Activated): Mildly activated rosin flux that contains no chlori
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 13 21:21:40 EDT 2023 | joeljacobo
Hello colleagues, I appeal to your expertise in this matter that has taken me by surprise. A week ago it was decided to change the solder brand for the wave machine, (only the brand, the alloy is the same). The pot was emptied and filled with the
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 26 15:38:27 EDT 2009 | davef
We believe that some suppliers replace nickel with cobalt in SN100 to product a shinier, less grainy, more attractive lead-free solder connection. SN100E sales-types like the idea that it is available in paste, bar stock, and other forms; as compare