Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 09 16:55:28 EST 2009 | cuperpeter
Hi Sachin, thanks for your feedback. According to our supplier, surface plating is electrolytic gold over Nickel(not ENIG), but I think that is a still improper thickness for Au. (according to 3rd Working Draft from September 2008 of IPC 2221B "0.4
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 18 17:10:01 EST 1997 | Tom Volker
I am designing an SMT pad for a ss metal switch. Finished copper thickness is .0014 and nickle-plating originally is 150 millionths. Initial testing yields 100,000 to 150,000 switches before intermitent failures (copper is reached.) I want 500,000
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 22 16:09:02 EST 1997 | Justin Medernach
| I am designing an SMT pad for a ss metal switch. | Finished copper thickness is .0014 and nickle-plating | originally is 150 millionths. Initial testing yields 100,000 to 150,000 switches before intermitent failures (copper is reached.) I want 50
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 03 16:42:50 EST 2009 | cuperpeter
Hello All, > > I have a problem with nonwetting Au > finish after second cycle of reflow soldering > doublesided boards. Solder nonwetted pcb pads (is > wicked to component terminations) Either these > pads or some of non component pads became
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 25 17:40:16 EST 2009 | cuperpeter
Hello All, I have a problem with nonwetting Au finish after second cycle of reflow soldering doublesided boards. Solder nonwetted pcb pads (is wicked to component terminations) Either these pads or some of non component pads became discoloured from
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 21 10:35:37 EDT 2012 | davef
Flash gold is just thin electrolytic gold plating over electroless nickel or electrolytic nickel. Flash gold plating ... * Less than 3 microinch thick will be porous and take solder poorly * Greater than 10 microinch thick will cause brittle solder c
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 02 09:32:45 EDT 2008 | eliezerk
In order to check pcb quality by HASL TIN thickness plating repeatability, looking for any specification for the above.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 04 11:06:44 EDT 2008 | realchunks
Not sure why you would... but here are a couple of links that may help if you are having manufacturing problems http://www.smtinfo.net/docs/Electronic%20Production/9.htm http://www.midwestpcb.com/capabilities/plating2.html Granted I only have a Ma
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 03 19:54:23 EDT 2008 | vladig
Well, I'm not a sale person whatsoever. I'm a purely technical guy (even PhD :-)) who has been with the industry for quite a few years and I know very well what intermetallics means and how thck it should be for different board finishes and solders
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 24 10:07:46 EDT 2012 | eezday
The answer, as stated above, is 3 microinch's however, it is equaly important, if not more important, to understand that the only function of the gold is to protect the surfaces beneath it. Only enough gold to cover the nickel beneath it should be u
