Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 22:15:12 EDT 1999 | Chris
| I'm having problems with trying to get a good solder joint using a Ceramic PCB. We are using AMTECH hi-temp solder (ws-486 96.5/3.5ag). My profile looks great and I used the recommended profile from Amtech with a few adjustments. My max temp is abo
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 18:39:24 EDT 1999 | Tom B
| | Netters, | | | | When I reflow a PCB there is a discoloration of silkscreen and mask. It appears if Profile is too hot! But I dont think so, maybe I'm wrong? | | | | 1. Kester 293 no clean | | 2. 2.1 C/s for 30s to 150 C | | 3. .5 - .7 C/s f
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 23:08:56 EDT 1999 | Jeff Sanchez
| | | Netters, | | | | | | When I reflow a PCB there is a discoloration of silkscreen and mask. It appears if Profile is too hot! But I dont think so, maybe I'm wrong? | | | | | | 1. Kester 293 no clean | | | 2. 2.1 C/s for 30s to 150 C | | | 3.
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 02 17:45:46 EST 1998 | ChrisK
In my experience, solder balls are normally caused by only a few things. In order of likelyhood: 1) Water based fluxes (VOC-Free)not having the water carrier completely dried from the board before going into the solder. I.E, too fast conveyor spee
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 24 23:30:59 EDT 1998 | Pete Sorenson
| I know that this not surface mount, but many of us have to perform multipule duties. Can anyone give me some information on this I am having problems getting relibility | getingthe heat seal ribbon to make consistant electrical contact. | Any help
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 01 10:32:51 EDT 1998 | Ben Salisbury
| We�ve been thinking again and need your help in sorting through an issue related to deionized (DI) water cleaning of assembled boards. | THE BACKGROUND: The water reclaiming systems goes: gross filter, fine filter, carbon bed, mixed resin bed, ca
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 28 02:22:59 EDT 1998 | Bob Willis
Here is what I would do faced with your problem. First I would profile a similar board or use an existing profile. From there I would place the dummy device on the surface of a sample board with a thin thermocouple soldered to the board surface under
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 08 15:01:02 EDT 1998 | D.Lange
| I work QA at an OEM in Alberta, Canada. I saw earlier posts on the smtnet regarding PCB haloing criteria. I am currently in a dispute with my PCB vendor over the acceptability of haloing (delamination) around plated through holes and vias on a lot
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 08 21:18:15 EDT 2001 | davef
Get-out the razor blades, bud. You could run that sukka for 6 sec dwell, cook breakfast on it, and you still will not get fill. [Hole file that is, breakfast will go along ways if peckish, though.] You could fire-up the depleted ozone rework gun [
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 28 16:00:31 EST 2002 | bschreiber
Hello Dave, Water Washable (Organic Acid, OA) post solder flux residue is designed for cleaning in plain water without cleaning chemical additives. The real advantage of water washable flux was that it cleaned in plain water without additives � no
