Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 11 08:53:44 EST 2017 | tch
My company is looking for a vacuum that can handle being used to clean up solder splashes on the bottom of our wave solder machines and around the solder pot area in our ERSA Selective Solder Machines. In the past we would use a Shopvac but these don
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 05 14:18:47 EDT 2020 | dwl
Anything with metal in it can be recycled; PCBs, wire, lead trimmings, used solder paste, etc. There are companies that specialize in this sort of waste. Typically they will provide you with containers and once you have enough waste, they will come p
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 24 13:23:53 EST 2002 | Shawn
Thank you all very much for the responses. The solder is eutectic and the problem, as far as I can tell, has been around before I was here, 2+ years. The flow machine is a treiber with 2 bottom preheaters and 1 top. The solder pot temp is 500F +/-4F
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 03 09:29:48 EST 2015 | rgduval
A couple of things that have helped me with solder ball issues at wave in the past: 1. Flux. Insure good flux coverage on the bottom of the board. 2. Preheat. Insure that the board is sufficiently preheated for the wave operation. Since you're
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 30 14:12:12 EST 2007 | blnorman
We use nothing but silicones and have for at least the last 7 years. We don't have relays, but we do have motors. No issues with soldering, but our lines are constructed such that the last solder operation is a good distance from the coating or pot
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 | Tue Mar 09 18:21:37 EST 1999 | Stan Levitsky
We will wave solder a board with SOIC14 and SOIC16 parts on the bottom. It has been difficult to find any specific wave solder process recommendations from manufacturers of the SOICs. The pad geometry utilizes theiving pads on both sides to reduce br
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 26 09:46:05 EDT 1999 | C.K.
Chrys: I have checked all the basic elements of Wave solder joint formation: fluxing, preheating, and lastly soldering. For checking the fluxer, i used a product from ECD that's very similar to what you desribed called the flux-o-meter. It did a
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 24 09:53:56 EST 2002 | davef
You didn�t tell us about your solder, wave temperature profile, or the distribution of the problem. So, let�s assume the solder is near eutectic and the problem is wide spread. Wolfgang makes good points. So, let's talk a different tact. When we
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 09 09:44:22 EST 2015 | davef
Purpose. This describes setting-up a wave soldering system set-up for a new assembly design or checking a wave solder machine operation with a test board. Applicability. To be used for new design printed circuit assembles and during machine accept
