Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 23 10:39:35 EST 2004 | patrickbruneel
Kris, I assume with voids you mean acceptable solder coverage of pad and lead. As Dave mentioned I also have not seen any specific studies on voids, but workman ship standards exist about acceptable coverage of pad and lead (both consumer and MIL)
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 24 09:15:32 EDT 2017 | davef
James: This is not "breaking news." IPC-A-610F, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies was released in July 2014. Both, ... * IPC-A-610G, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies * J-STD-001G, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assem
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 01 16:58:03 EST 2000 | Dave F
Robert: On your balls: Solder suppliers make several "standard balls" and can advise you. On your cleaner: Recycling water / direct to drain? Most batch cleaner suppliers can advise you on recycling and filtering systems to keep you out of troub
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 01 16:58:03 EST 2000 | Dave F
Robert: On your balls: Solder suppliers make several "standard balls" and can advise you. On your cleaner: Recycling water / direct to drain? Most batch cleaner suppliers can advise you on recycling and filtering systems to keep you out of troub
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 27 11:22:03 EDT 2002 | robbied
Hi there. We have had an out of control reflow oven that has allowed its temperature to fluctuate by up to +/- 20 deg C from set point in very short periods of time. We found the root cause of the problem and fixed it, but by then we had already run
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 30 11:03:29 EDT 2001 | davef
Nice to have you back on SMTnet. Some of the newer folk have missed-out on the solid contributions you�ve made to the Forum. The chicken wire cleaning basket was a classic!!! [It�s a shame that the folk at SMTnet can�t recover those files.] We bu
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 22 10:47:28 EDT 2000 | Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee
The European WEEE has issued a new (5th) version of its recommendations. In it they say that , on January 1st, 2004, they will review the status of the Pb-Free issue. There is currently NO DEADLINE for implementation. As far as a direct replacemen
Electronics Forum | Thu May 22 16:52:39 EDT 2008 | tonyamenson
Indium got back to me with the attached PDF. I always assumed, that in order to avoid thermal shock, there could not be any more than 80 degrees C difference between the solder pot and the pre-heated board. However, it would seem that any thing le
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 19 10:03:46 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| Has anyone had experience with placing BGA on gold plated boards. I thought I read a while ago there was a problem with embrittlment causing cracked joints. If anyone has experience with this your feedback would be great. | Mike Mike, We and ind
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 03 09:59:47 EST 2004 | Simon UK
Hi Dennis, I would say that you must meet one of the acceptable critera if you have others list, but it depends. Do you have a specific query in relation to a solder joint or other defect?? Simon UK
