Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 25 01:24:34 EST 1998 | Steve Gregory
Dave, I confess I was a tad too general and a bit too extreme describing the way ALL solder joints look on palladium coated leads. I should been more specific about the "pillow-effect". I've seen it regularly with palladium coated leads on small SOT
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 13 16:45:37 EDT 2007 | losersk8er
The Contamination has proven to be pretty random, lots of stainless steel though in fact two cases in the past two days. As far as I know all machinery is cleaned regularly as well, even the stencil washer itself. The boards we make are 90% (at l
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 08 18:27:03 EDT 2007 | jmelson
This is probably an inner plated layer of the component that did not bond well. It may be a component that either has the wrong surface finish for lead-free or can't handle the temperatures. Many times I have seen a similar-looking layer when the l
Electronics Forum | Wed May 24 16:47:21 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
Inds, It's about time that lead-free components can stand higher temps "myth" stops. The only difference is the plating, the component itself has not changed. Can you give us an update on this threat? If you�re the same inds http://www.smtnet.com//
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 13 13:40:27 EDT 2011 | jebs
Hi. the res/cap is mostly 805, solder paste will be led free and will only have a few fine pitch IC on each board. The boards will contain between 140 - 160 components and will run a production of 300 - 500 each day with only one or two different boa
Electronics Forum | Thu May 22 18:47:12 EDT 2003 | russ
I would assume we are talking about a radial leaded electrolytic cap? We use Electronic grade RTV (Dow corning 3145). It sticks good and can be removed if necessary. It is also pliable so you don't have to worry about CTE or other stresses that may
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 19:14:41 EDT 2023 | solderingpro
In today's fast-paced manufacturing landscape, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) factories are seeking ways to enhance efficiency and flexibility while maintaining high-quality standards. The evolution of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) has provided an
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 03 22:16:58 EDT 2005 | Ken
If that's the case, let your customer go. I have run into this situation recently. Q. Why do you not run a dedicated line for lead free? A. You (the customer) give less than 12 weeks forcast and expect us to have a dedicated line for your product?
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 23 17:44:50 EDT 1999 | Stefan Witte
| Hey Ya'll! | | Have any of you ever worked with one of V-Tek's "Economax" tape and reel machines? The biggest thing I'm curious about is the type of cover tape that these machines use. It's something they call P.S.A. (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive)c
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 27 14:20:57 EDT 2005 | Bob R.
If you visually inspect the solder joints of the first dozen or so boards with the Pb free parts and you're meeting workmanship standards then I wouldn't worry about it. When we started getting the first barrage of Pb free parts a couple years ago w
