Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 13 16:51:26 EDT 2012 | davef
Sorry, but I don't have a quick and easy answer. Before jumping the 'black pad shark,' tell us more about your boards ... * Is the gold still on the pads after soldering? * Can you make the pads take solder using a soldering iron? * Does this happen
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 20 16:27:06 EDT 2006 | proy
As we are a low volume shop, the extra handling is not too much of a concern. My biggest concern is if the flux sitting on teh board for a long time (few hours) is going to cause any problems in solderability. My thought is that it should not as it
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 26 12:53:41 EDT 2000 | Michael Parker
I belive I once saw a picture of a Delta-T. It was in a very old Popular Science magazine. Some yahoo from Ohio wanted to put wings on his ol' tin lizzy. He also had some elaborate plans to convert his flat head V-8 to run off corn likker. I say chuc
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 10:48:10 EST 2017 | snevermind
I have a colleague trying to keep a piece of old equipment alive for a little longer. Web searches haven't been very helpful due to the age of the equipment. The latest listing I found was placed in 2013. Does anyone have a machine that could be p
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 21 17:08:16 EST 2012 | cellis
We finally can't avoid adding wave solder to our > process anymore. For lead-free, medium sized wave > I'm leaning towards mid 2000s senju units as the > best fit. I've never run their equipment. > Opinions? > > As a point of reference for our
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 06 18:07:33 EST 2023 | ccouture
We recently installed a new solder wave machine, The spray fluxer has a pressurized tank and because we use an alcohol based flux, the spray fluxer system must be fed with nitrogen. Anyone has infos on what installation is prefered to supply this mac
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 01 08:09:08 EST 2006 | CK the Flip
Square-leaded pin headers will typically bridge at the trailing edge (last couple of leads), since during peel-back, the solder at the trailing edge has "nowhere to go". If you have control over designs, ask your designers if they can put solder thi
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 04 21:42:12 EST 2006 | KEN
Keep in mind that device pitch, pad geometry, lead length and even alloy type will play a roll in your evaluation. I have an assembly that we run 10k pieces per month. One two-pin connector has a pitch of 1.27mm. Unfortunately, the pads are 0.007"
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 20 07:50:00 EST 2002 | aerineng
Hi, I'm an SMT refugee working in component manufacture - hey, times are hard! I've been asked by a customer to test some of my parts at high temperature on the wave - up to 360 deg Celsius. I've checked my wave and it's only capable of getting up
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 21 16:38:18 EST 2012 | comatose
We finally can't avoid adding wave solder to our process anymore. For lead-free, medium sized wave I'm leaning towards mid 2000s senju units as the best fit. I've never run their equipment. Opinions? As a point of reference for our general capabilit
