Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 12 00:02:29 EDT 1999 | dean
| We currently have 32 LEDs per board and are looking to change the LED from a gull wing package to another package. (possibly a chip type package). I have heard that some cases and LEDs do not like reflow. This part is not cost effective to have to
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 02 21:02:55 EDT 1999 | Paul Wareham
We've noticed that there are many different recommendations for pad sizes for various SMT parts. This seems to vary wildly from manufacturer to manufacturer for the same case sizes. Is there any standards that can used used to specify these sizes?
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 23:56:27 EDT 2002 | Abelardo Rodriguez
I'm trying to get a better understanding of the cooking process of pcb's. The use of nitrogen in reflow and wave ovens. Seems to have a wide margin of acceptance as a standard gas to prevent oxidation of metals in the board. Has any one heard or us
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 20 10:12:16 EDT 2002 | davef
If people use an inert gas, they use nitrogen for mass soldering. Inert gases get progressively more expensive as you move down the periodic table. Many times no-clean flux is less active than other flux types. So, people use an inert gas to lower
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 28 16:48:54 EDT 2008 | pcbbuilders
my oven has a built in profiler, it works fairly well, but it can not predict changes. my main concern was about the time right before reflow. i know that's where the flux is activated and i was worried that i may be spending too much time at the tem
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 01 21:10:35 EDT 2008 | leo_dektec
You can keep only the 5th zone as the reflow zone. And lower the first two zones to keep a good ramping rate. Meanwhile,please note the ting temperature in software or control panel is not the exact temperature in your PCB, you'd better get a KIC or
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 28 14:30:22 EDT 2008 | grics
Take a look at this. Remember, these are only guidlines and can not replace any paste specs. As Real Chunks said, a profiler will be of HUGE help. We use this to determine what our top side temps are and to see if we have any problems with heat sen
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 25 15:54:22 EDT 2008 | pcbbuilders
I am trying to optimize my reflow profile. i have a 5 zone oven. lead-free: for the 1st 3 zones, i am good, at about 150-200 deg for 150 seconds. during the 4th zone, i am at a temp of 200-220 for 50 seconds. during the 5th zone, i am at 220-245 f
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 28 11:31:42 EDT 2008 | blnorman
Ideal situation is get a technical rep from the solder paste supplier. They know their paste better, and should be able to work out a profile based on their paste and your oven. Again, a technical rep, not the sales guy.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 28 13:21:50 EDT 2008 | realchunks
Do you have a Slim-Kic? You can run a profile and then do predictions from there. Very useful tool.
