Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 18 18:14:16 EST 2001 | mparker
Years ago the FDA banned red dye # 2 because it too was found to cause cancer in lab rats. This was a good thing because the red dye was commonly used in a lot of food products as well as cosmetics. However, one case in point was baffling. It seems
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 24 15:35:47 EDT 2002 | davef
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD). A test that measures how much of the oxygen dissolved in water is consumed by biological oxidation of the chemical in the water during the stated period of time. [Water from an exceptionally clear lake might show a BO
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 26 01:50:17 EDT 2003 | jojojameson
Dear All Our company as a group is known as NeST Group of companies.We started our activities in the feild of electronic manufacturing in the begining of 90's.Now we have operations in all range of activities in software development,hardware design &
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 23 13:33:31 EDT 2003 | davef
We divide our operations, repair, and office facilities into work area classifications, each with its own set of requirements and necessary control to meet the requirements of our procedure. The requirements are in the areas of: * Air Quality * Ligh
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 08:27:43 EDT 2004 | solderpro
woow, looks like I need to go back on the road... you all have great info. but what happen to asking what type of machine do they currently use, what is the configuration of the machine, what type of flux are we using, are running single sided or dou
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 16 11:38:50 EDT 2004 | russ
Am I getting confused here? What about the the CBGA packages that we have been doing for 5-6 yrs? We never reflowed those balls since we couldn't due to the alloy. I have been informed that if you increase paste volume to ensure a full fillet aroun
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 04 15:10:27 EST 2006 | grantp
Hi, That's the main problem. I quickly checked out the motorola document, and thanks for posting that, but the main reason for failure seems to be that the ball is not touching the solder pad. I wonder what kind of ball size tolerance they had on th
Electronics Forum | Mon May 22 11:28:56 EDT 2006 | Rob
Hi Pat, The main driver for the UK on Lead-Free is to avoid leachate in our drinking water & in the food chain. Whilst John Burke's report is compelling & I agree with him on the points he has raised, regarding the leachate issue he has referenced
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 30 22:44:05 EDT 2012 | rway
I'm not saying that any unexplained failure is caused by ESD and I certainly am not promoting fear. I sleep very well at night (except after eating Mexican food, which can cause discharges as well). What I am saying is that ESD is a real threat and
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 14 14:27:00 EDT 2017 | emeto
Here is some food for thought. Try to answer these questions yourself and I am sure you will see huge improvement. Reasons: - Bad PCB design - Plating-uneven HASL cause more than OSP Au/Ni or Silver - Poor paste and print quality - uneven paste ca