Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 03 11:59:01 EST 2002 | slthomas
We haven't run a profile yet....probably because we're a-feared to. We can't do topside preheating here to any degree because we use an aluminum plate for aligning hundreds of top side through-hole components (pots, switches, buttons, LEDs) that te
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 17 13:42:04 EST 2002 | robf
There are a few emerging technologies that have been growing in popularity for the past few years. Pin through paste, press fit connectors and selective soldering machines seem to be displacing custom fixtures. Most of the mixed technology boards o
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 27 16:46:48 EDT 2005 | russ
I don't think that you would need to test these. Have you ever seen any evidence of solder sticking to them? We use the same material and never notice anything besides flux staying on the bottom. Would the lead absorption if any even be of a concer
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 05 11:36:30 EST 2002 | William Guatemala
Have you check the flux gravity lately? If not, Check the flux gravity every 6 hours to make sure proper parameters are meet. Here is a list of things that may cause your solder ball problems; Excecive heat, defective fixtures, preheating temperature
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 03 18:31:45 EST 2002 | slthomas
At the price of Durapol we'd never get the OK to have them made. The Al fixtures are cheap and a quick turn local item. As dense as the pth parts are I also don't think there'd be any room for any holes which I really think is the answer as far a
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 09 19:19:19 EST 2005 | russ
Sorry Duckman, I am not Valerie but I am going to answer you with what we did and do. We will either pin in paste or utilize selective wave pallets. Russ
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 16 14:47:04 EST 2005 | Valerie
Mike, To answer your question, Yes we have thru-hole parts on the boards that we converted to double-sided reflow, we use pallets to select solder the leads. I suppose Masking would work, but that's using a lot of mask. Can I ask, whats preventing
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 | Thu Apr 30 02:39:48 EDT 2009 | michafogel
Thanks for the info so far, but still need a number or a formula to calculate. The site you have point me to can support in a way, but if I want to release a design procedure to our editors, a number will be very helpful. One more issue is what can b
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 18 14:12:40 EDT 2013 | pjchonis
Hello Bachman. SAC305 is the most common lead-free solder alloy, not only for wave soldering but also selective. Most of our selective customers (especially automotive) are using SAC305. What is more important than the alloy to consider is the flux
