Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 14 11:26:03 EDT 2023 | stephendo
Use a PCB manufacturer that is at least 30 years old.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 03 14:05:49 EST 2011 | davef
Certainly the bridge is ugly, but the voiding is nothing that you should be bragging about either. Pretty ugly work. BRIDGING: If all of your shorts appear in the vacinity of the heat sink, consider reducing the amount of paste that you apply there.
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 05 16:20:49 EDT 2011 | cvoyles
I work with a small EMS shop that has extremely good capability because I created it for an R&D Lab for the U.S. Army. We have at times discussed leasing the equipment/facility to other companies who prefer that to farming out their work to an EMS.
Electronics Forum | Mon May 06 12:20:09 EDT 2013 | davef
Gold in solder alloys can be brittle. We always used to talk about keeping gold LT 3% in order to avoid embrittlement. Some military contracts require removal of gold from soldered contacts. Adding gold to a solder alloy that you're familiar with wi
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 28 06:24:50 EST 2002 | mrpsilva
Dear SMTneter, I am loonkig for some information about how to rework a BGA. Some technical info explaing how to put solder past manualy, soldering manualy, tips and so on. Where can I find something about? Thanks in advance Marcos
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 28 16:40:04 EST 2002 | liviuj
>Dear SMTneter, >>I am loonkig for some information about how to rework a >>BGA. >>Some technical info explaing how to put solder past >>manualy, soldering manualy, tips and so on. >>Where can I find something about? >>Thanks in advance >>Marcos Hi
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 15 09:44:38 EST 2006 | mashmo
Hello I am a circuit board designer and just wanted to ask if anyone is seeing the need to alter footprints for ROHS assembly. I also wanted to make sure that I have this particular issue correct. If your BGA is lead free then used solder paste with
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 28 07:57:52 EST 2002 | caldon
Marcos- BGA's and soldering manually is difficult. Typically soldering BGAs requires reflow just as a reflow oven does, so I recommend a rework station. Go to http://www.empf.org/html/empfset.htm and download Jan 2002, Dec 2001, Sep 2001, Aug 2001,
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 04:42:52 EDT 1999 | Brian
Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | Brian: | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like habanero slathered shiitake burritos through
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 12:27:21 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | | Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | | | Brian: | | | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like habanero slathered shiitake
