Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 03 22:03:18 EDT 2001 | davef
With friends like you, who needs enemies? I�d guess that the perceived benefits of flat pads for your 20 mil pitch and below components counter-balance the higher cost, gold being a solder pot contaminant, limited solder mask compatibility, potentia
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 12:25:01 EDT 2001 | davef
Talk about bucking the trend!!! OK, OK, I know some US military work still requires RMA. You�re both correct. Cleaning decisions for RMA fluxed boards are based on customers requirements. [Some do (clean) and some don�t.] Older US military speci
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 11 22:05:58 EDT 2001 | davef
OA pastes are more hydroscopic than NC pastes. Hydroscopic. The capacity of a material to absorb and retain moisture from the ambient air. Sometimes this is compounded if you remove paste from the frig and let it warm to room temperature, because
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 19 11:04:43 EDT 2001 | Spanky
All, We are getting ready to start running with 0201 passives. I have never run these before. We have run some 0402s however. We don't have any assemblies in-house yet, so I can't give any intelligent information regarding the board design (size,
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 23 17:30:08 EDT 2001 | davef
Step 1: Print paste on the board, skip placement, reflow the board, check solderability. Step 2: Goto Step 1. White Tin Solderability: The most common reason for solderability issues with the white tin surface coating during multiple thermal excur
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 28 11:55:39 EDT 2001 | kaoni
Well, I hope I don't offend anyone. I'm brand new to this. I am considering starting my own assembly line to handle my own products but would like to be able to utilize my downtime as an opportunity to keep the machines running by trying to pick up a
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 30 10:06:13 EDT 2001 | CAL
John- Just few ideas at random (brainstorming) - While times are slow invest in training of your current staff. There are some great training facilities out there offering valuable knowledge. Knowledge is a valuable thing to have and will prove to be
Electronics Forum | Tue May 01 12:16:25 EDT 2001 | kaoni
I really appreciate your advice. Dave did not offer much in the way of real advice, his response was mostly diatribe. I am looking at visual inspection at this time as AOI might be overkill in my case. I believe that it, in combination with the machi
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 26 17:48:12 EDT 2000 | ptvianc
Hi: Generlly speaking, in a reactive mode, nitrogen blankets are used to improve the yield of a process that is marginal in terms of removing, and/or preventing the re-appearence of, oxides on copper features or component I/Os. That marginality can
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 26 13:56:08 EDT 2000 | ptvianc
Hello: Pre-baking laminates should only be performed:(1) to meet contractual agreements or (2) in response to an actual defect that can be traced to PWB water absortion. Besides the fact that a pre-bake is an enormous process "bottleneck," it also
