Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 13 22:06:02 EDT 2007 | davef
While you're waiting for others to respond, here's one take on bismuth in lead-free soldering [ http://smt.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Articles⊂section=Display&ARTICLE_ID=229915 ] by a long term friend of SMTnet. Find more by sea
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 06 22:30:12 EST 2006 | mainenetservices
We have a customer transitioning slowly to lead free due to necessity rather than a need to comply i.e. some of their BGAs can only be purchased Pb free only. So for this we would want to produce them a leadfree soldered PCB (not necessarly RoHS comp
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 31 17:36:36 EDT 2004 | davef
NO-LEAD COMPONENTS WITH LEAD SOLDER ISSUE: We agree with Russ. We've dicussed this several times on SMTnet. For instance, look here http://www.smtnet.com/forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=25394 LEAD COMPONENTS WITH NO-LEAD SOLDER ISSUE: We disa
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 22 04:55:06 EDT 2005 | javi
Hi, Need some assitance from people that have experience with qualification for Lead-Free SMT process. We are in a phase to qualify Lead-Free process to one of our new product. The BOM - build of material is complete but we missing some passive com
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 23 05:39:28 EDT 2005 | javi
Rob, Thanks for your feedback, the engineering and purchaser is working to get alternative component. But seems like we have start manufacture few prototype without the lead-free due to the LLT. Do you have experience with this production regards to
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 24 09:07:30 EDT 2005 | patrickbruneel
Ken you're so right it scares me. If it looks too good its "reject" can't wait to see the definition in the lead-free workmanship standards.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 24 09:52:26 EDT 2005 | javi
Patric, The product is exempted from the RoHS regulativ 1'st phase(2010) and our policy is to follow the new EU regulations as this will also push the Industri technolegy and the SMT process. Our concern is more that we are not able to qualify the p
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 22 08:22:38 EDT 2005 | Rob
Hi JaVi, What are the part no.s & manufacturers? Cheers, Rob.
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 23 22:19:02 EDT 2005 | Ken
Basic rule of thumb for lead free manufacturing: If the joint looks "too good" it probably has lead in it. This, of course is based on comparison observations of other components on your assembly.
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 22 10:01:17 EDT 2005 | rlackey
The list is not yet completed but I picked few > different component that our supplier are not > able to get in Lead-Free or problem to get > leadtime: Mfg Part : Zener Diodes BZG03 - MFG : > Phillips Mfg Part : PME271Y447M - MFG: > Evox-Rifa Mf
