Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 07 09:23:20 EDT 2004 | davef
In addition to your concerns about leaching, why aren't you concerned about: * Tin whiskers * Total absence of in use reliability information about no-lead, especially given that creep is significantly different between SnPb and no-leads. While they
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 08 04:52:24 EDT 2004 | Dougie
We are concerned about the issues you mentioned and more, however we have no option but to change over due to legislation. A high percentage of our market share is in Europe and Japan, who of course have already embraced the no-lead change. We simply
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 11 22:14:59 EDT 2017 | dawson
Hi Adonys, What's ICP 1-3? Do you mean IPC? 1. Excess Plating- no excess, but filled with something which generated in the process of copper plating. 2. Dark Vias - it's oxidized. and the solder mask printing is not aligned. The board is failed. M
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 14 10:14:04 EST 2000 | PeteB
Jacqueline, Asuming you mean immersion silver: Advantages - Very flat finish compared to HASL, more easily solderable than bare copper with OSP and more process tolerant than this in our experience, reasonable shelf life, cheaper than immersion gol
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 13 20:30:59 EST 2000 | Dave F
Immersion Silver PCB Surface Plating - Dennis VanBuren 14:21:24 02/01/2000 [Wudja mean "not much luck" searching the archives? What is this haggis???][Is that like saying "what is this chopped liver??"]
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 30 08:20:40 EDT 2006 | Bob R.
Are there any standard qualification/acceptance requirements for immersion tin board finish? J-STD-003 calls out temp/humidity preconditioning followed by solderability testing which is similar to what we have in our (ancient) internal documents. O
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 12 16:56:13 EDT 2008 | ppcbs
We have a double sided board with Immersion Silver Plating. After reflow the Silver turns a yellowish color. It still wets good, and the yellow color will polish off with a pencil eraser. Has anyone seen this, or know the cause?
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 12 17:07:05 EDT 2008 | davef
While you're waiting for others to reply, check these recently posted threads on discolored immersion silver [IAg] here on SMTnet: * http://www.smtnet.com/Forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=56220 * http://www.smtnet.com/Forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Mes
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 22 10:01:52 EDT 2008 | robinj
I have seen this problem before. If the color is yellow usually it is caused by moisture left on the boards from poor drying after immersion silver. One of the ways to get rid of this is by dipping in acid cleaner solution. If the board supplier uses
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 13:12:55 EST 2008 | shrek
KRIKIES Chunks me-lady. Yellow toe-nails with tree rosin will definitely sodder that there immersion silver. Sounds like i have met me match. Who is this fella with the toe-nails?
