Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 10 13:16:27 EDT 1998 | Bill Schreiber
To electropolish or not to nickel plate, that is the question. Whether it be nobler in the minds of the competition could be the answer. I think it will probably depend upon whom you ask the question. If the stencil mfgr. has nichel plating capibil
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 20 23:40:31 EDT 1998 | Alex Ondi
| To electropolish or not to nickel plate, that is the question. Whether it be nobler in the minds of the competition could be the answer. | I think it will probably depend upon whom you ask the question. If the stencil mfgr. has nichel plating cap
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 10:29:25 EDT 1999 | Timothy O'Neill
| | | Can anyone tell me what the recommended "typical" cooling rates are after reflow? Are the cooling rates considered as critical to control as the heating rates and why/why not? | | | I do not think there is a "typical" post reflow cooling rate
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 18 01:09:03 EDT 2001 | Dean Stadem
Igmar, If these parts are epoxied in place, and subsequently wave soldered, I would bet you a cup of coffee that they are cracking due to the thermal shock of the wave. Typically there is a valley or dip in the temperature after the pre-heat in the w
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 25 14:48:29 EDT 1999 | William
All, I am having a problem with joints being soft after SMT. Especially 25 mil and smaller parts. It seems as though you can slide the leads right off of the solder. It takes only about 30-40 oz. of compression at 45 deg. to move leads off of join
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 13:57:57 EDT 1999 | Kris Wiederhold
| Dear guys, | | I have some problem on assembling micro-BGA with solder paste (63/37). The micro-BGA we assmeble is 0.75mm pitch and with 45 pin (solder bump is 96.5/3.5Ag). The stencil is a laser-cut stencil with 5 mil thickness. We are now usin
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 13 18:28:51 EDT 1998 | Graham Naisbitt
Upinder, Using IPA does not cause the residue, it simply exposes it. Given that all fluxes leave reisdues, it follows that these MUST be benign - but how do you know, and how do you control it. You are using flux to remove oxides and give you a go
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 11 17:23:00 EDT 1998 | Eric Miller
Hey Dave, sounds like your material is delaminating at a rapid rate, I would not recommend using them through your process, delaminating material has to go some where! When composite material is made, layers of fibre glass and epoxy resin are placed
Electronics Forum | Fri May 15 09:07:12 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | I hear that there is a problem with using ceramic parts that are sizeable. Apparently, there is a mismatch in the Temperature Coefficient of Expansion between the FR4 and ceramic materials which causes the soldered erminations to weaken and event
Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 17:28:33 EDT 2002 | davef
There is no IPC specification, nor should there be. * There are just too many peculiarities in the design and fabrication of PWB. * The issue is not defining how to store boards. The issue setting expectation for reliable products and allowing you th
