Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 28 12:17:49 EST 2005 | lyrtech
TO JAY: What type of assemblies are you having 50-75% fill on. - Capacitor, resistor Are they single sided? - Yes Plated through hole? - No Is this a recent problem? - Yes, first time, but we don't know how long it last. TO RUSS: What is your t
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 14 16:05:55 EDT 2005 | russ
Good answer slthomas! This has got to be the biggest misconception out there. To perform SPC on a wave process you must first perfrom DOE to determine the critical parameters and or control limits. For example you will need temp reading devices tha
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 16 08:00:26 EST 2005 | jax
What you are most likely dealing with: Insufficient Pure Sn layer ( multiple causes ) Because elevated temperatures accelerate the diffusion process, the thickness of the Pure Sn layer will reduce during every thermal cycle... ( bakeing PCBs, S
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 16 14:06:51 EST 2006 | russ
You are pretty much on your own when selecting fluxes. search archives in forums and see what everyone else is using and doing. Whoever you purchased the wave from should be installing this machine, certifying it, and providing training for your
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 24 13:04:17 EST 2006 | patrickbruneel
Hi All, The change over to lead-free is as easy or as difficult as you want to make it The big problem I see with this lead-free transition is that there is no benchmark of acceptability and no defect data (yet) related to visual appearance of a sol
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 31 18:46:40 EDT 2007 | rpadilla
Well, everyone has provided good advice, but if you are looking for a wave flux that can provide much better dwell times and consistent wetting throughout the hole fill, without making adjustments to your production process, I suggest going with Senj
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 17 05:14:40 EDT 2008 | gregoryyork
I have seen similar things like this before with Solder Resist redepositig back on the pads, this is a clear residue very hard to see. Solder resist will obviously resist solder adhering to it. If you rework the boards then the heat of the iron will
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 14 16:11:58 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
Pat, Try to run a glass plate (yeah I've used these before too), keep your wave pump speed the same, and slow down your conveyor speed. You will find the actual contact between molten solder and the 0.5" grids to be LESS vs. a faster conveyor speed
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 17 20:20:12 EDT 2008 | davef
Wave set-up DOE * Immersion depth [1/3 to 2/3 of board thickness] has the least impact of any variable in wave soldering. * Contact length the greatest impact. * Control flux density, time through preheaters, top side temperature as the board reaches
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 12 12:43:34 EST 2009 | smt_guy
With the High Volume Manufacturing in United States became lesser and the current crisis that the country is dwelling in, Low to Medium Volume - High Mix Manufacturing is very common and small EMS Providers are scrambling to get a Pie of the Job. I
