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 | 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 | Wed Aug 13 05:18:40 EDT 2008 | lococost
that's a pretty cool idea, I like some thinking 'outside the box '! 1. I don't think picking it up and placing it will be much of a problem. once the rivet is placed it will be held in place by the paste. However, you would need to make a tray that
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 07 09:11:33 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| 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 | Tue Jan 31 14:23:39 EST 2006 | samir
Chunks, For our lead-free eval, we had the same problem with "charred looking" solder paste up the component termination of one of the smaller discretes, coupled with excessive solder balling...this smaller part did see peak temps in the 240 range -
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 10:59:55 EST 2006 | carterhoward
Hi All, I�ve been doing some research on the issue of running lead-free solder paste and leaded solder paste through reflow at the same time. The point with this would be to process all standard leaded components with Lead paste while also processi
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 12:37:33 EST 2006 | carterhoward
I guess my biggest concern would be what will happen to the inner metallic layer of the leaded solder during the higher temperatures.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 12:53:50 EST 2006 | Chunks
We just did this and are awaiting the results. Solder balling and a burnt looking flux where visual indicators that we noticed running regular paste at no-lead temps.
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 06 09:17:35 EST 2006 | Cal Kolokoy
Mike did you have these SEM'd to be able to see the IMC's within the solder joint?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 12:13:26 EST 2006 | Calvin Kolokoy
Today's regular Sn-Pb paste chemistries are designed to run at higher peak temperatures ensuring that your lead-free alloys will coalesce with your regular Sn-Pb solder. That being said, it is do-able to solder both types in one oven. Generally, wit
