Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 02 10:30:35 EDT 2010 | kevslatvin
We used to use an APS Gold GF-120 before we went lead-free and the HT version came out. It worked fine for low volume and proto runs though not as much control over the profile as an oven with more zones. We actually had a batch oven from Bomir befor
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 07 22:38:25 EDT 2010 | aqueous
As with so many things, some brands work very well on high density, low profile assemblies and some do not. Because my company manufactures these machines, I don't want to use this forum as an advertisement so I will recommend the following: 1. Sen
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 01 08:15:02 EDT 2010 | rgduval
Is the stiffener a piece of FR4, or a component that needs to be installed? We've done a number of flex assemblies taht have a rigid stiffener, generally a piece of rigid flex, or FR4 that has the components mounted on it. This type of stiffener
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 07 08:13:52 EDT 2010 | remullis
I just swapped from the HASL to Immersion Silver mainly because the board house we use could not maintain consistency in keeping the pads level. I was constantly battling bumps and bad finishes on the pads. They are able to give me a consistent board
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 30 16:28:51 EDT 2010 | 18424
Hello All, looking for some help from you guru's. I have several Enig boards with solderability problems. Components ranging from 0402's to ssop's. Using AIM W/S leaded solder paste, profile is beautiful and has been for years running the same produc
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 28 11:50:11 EDT 2010 | phase1
We are having a little trouble with what appears to be a crystalization between our fine pitch parts. The problem appears after a a thourough wash of the pcb when dry. It looks like lead wiskers/haze between the joints.We are using water soluable lea
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 12 18:32:29 EST 2011 | jlawson
It is pretty hard to wave solder fine pitch parts bad enought with 0.5mm let alone 0.4mm It can be done but need N2 inert wave soldering & need layout design to accommodate this... Iy it is a QFP need to run part 45 deg into wave and if possible in
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 06 04:18:03 EDT 2011 | emmanueldavid
TK, Hope you got it right only for this round of assemblies. Well, passing through a Reflow belt is not an ultimate process to dry circuit cards & take out moisture from Solder finished layers. First of all, if the packs were not unsealed (even s
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 20 14:32:34 EDT 2011 | cbeneat
Hi all, A quick question to see if anyone can solve my issue. We are having problems with a particular board we run through our wave solder on a pallet. The board is populated with about 20 fuse clips, and one clip on almost every board gets fille
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 08 13:41:56 EDT 2011 | swag
Two thoughts from me: 1)Are you sure the balls are collapsed? Have you looked at the perimeter from the side with a scope? From your x-ray, it appears you are correct in saying they are collapsed as the balls get smaller in a uniform fashion as you