Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 09 17:18:08 EST 2022 | emeto
If they are vacuumed and they approach 6months or 1 year mark, what would you do?
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 11:59:31 EST 2022 | dontfeedphils
Probably preform some sort of solderability evaluation on the PCBs.
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 12 12:11:22 EST 2022 | micropak
Thank you Stephen... I also mistaken it with Immersion Silver.
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 14 13:47:10 EST 2022 | emeto
kumarb would you just check PCBs for solderability or would you do something in addition?
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 21 10:16:00 EST 2003 | O'Connor
Hi, Is there a standard that covers the shelf life of PCB's? I need to know, how long after manufacture a PCB can be stored in an uncontrolled envoirnment exposed to the atmosphere before being built on, currently we say 1 year, but nobody really kno
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 09 07:43:12 EST 2022 | micropak
ENIG boards have low shelf life as oxidation starts showing up quickly on the solderable areas. We usually keep them vacuum packed till they are ready to be assembled. Most PCB manufacturers will send them vacuum packed.
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 07 17:45:37 EST 2022 | emeto
Hello all, Can anyone advise if any standard covers ENIG plated boards shelf life? Or share what you do for bare boards storage and expiration criteria?
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 21:33:17 EST 2022 | stephendo
So if you stored them in a nitrogen cabinet then you would reduce the O2 diffusion as well as keep moisture out of the boards.
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 12:29:57 EST 2022 | stephendo
The G in ENIG is gold. It does not oxidise. Either you are thinking of OSP or your board shop is providing defective boards if your boards show oxidation. It would be the nickel that is oxidising but should be totally covered by the gold. Is there
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 11 22:14:11 EST 2022 | kumarb
I would certainly test the boards but from our experience, the vacuum sealed in room temp, no issues at all with our PCBs sourced from Suntak / PCB Founder / Fastprint / Yaxinda / JLCPCB well past the 12 month mark. We building boards purchased 5-10
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