Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 27 18:16:42 EST 2001 | davef
I have never seen excess tin [heard of it, just never seen it]. Excess lead yes, but tin no. See, tin oxidizes faster than lead. This means that dross has a higher tin content than the solder in the pot. So, with a very high dross machine, we regul
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 31 12:01:26 EDT 2004 | russ
Kris, this practice has gone on for years. I have never heard of any problems associated with this. I have heard "grumblings" about tin lead parts being processed with lead free paste, but have seen or heard of no data to support. Russ
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 31 19:17:43 EDT 2004 | russ
Now see Dave, now I have some good info on why it is "bad", This must be the lead enrichment I have heard about but never got any substantiated data or explanantion. I wonder how much weaker or less reliable these are. Is there any data that you k
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 06 13:00:51 EST 2006 | amol_kane
Hi all, I just wave soldered 40 boards (20 if Imm Sn and 20 of Imm Ag) using SAC 305 (in this case the wave machine manufacturer (electrovert) suggested the alloy too). plan to carry out x-sectioning to see the results. overall, just from the visual
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 05 08:41:15 EST 2006 | Cmiller
Are you refering to reflow soldering or wave soldering? Brian, do you have any data to support that SAC305 is more reliable than Tin-Copper-Nickel? NEMI reccomended SAC type alloys for reflow and Tin-Copper for wave. See: http://circuitsassembly.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 07 13:39:42 EST 2006 | gregoryyork
You can use straight forward Tin/Copper but it flows very poorly so solderability is an issue. Dosing with Phos improves this but need to stay on top of it. We have supplied some 3.8%Ag alloys for flow they work well but you get a small 'chill point'
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 22 15:16:24 EST 2002 | rkevin
Bet your using tin/ lead plated components with a lead free Cu/Ag/Sn alloy. It leads to intermetallic cracking. Wow didn't anyone tell you to check the archives yet, It seems to be the answer given to everyone. Why have an interactive site if you alw
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 08 12:44:52 EST 2020 | janwillemreusink
Who is using two sorts of tin in one selective soldering machine with to solder pots? So then the soldering program selects the correct pot (tin). What are the risks? Adding wrong tin in the wrong pot. Mixing up the nozzles?
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 17 18:24:37 EST 2020 | SMTA-64387520
We use both in our selective soldering machine. Training is the most important concern. As long as you have well trained operators the risk is minimized.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 20 07:11:01 EST 2021 | janwillemreusink
Thanks for replying... Unfortunately (or not) it isn't relevant anymore. Due to the effects of covid-19 we don't have any active aerospace customers anymore so (for now) we're only making leadfree products.
