Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 02 17:49:07 EST 2005 | grantp
Hi, We used a batch oven from Reddish Electronics out of the UK. It was convection, and ok, but had limitations. Batch convection ovens start to heat up, so the metal of the oven is hotter and hotter and it effects the profile. So we ended up need
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 14 18:02:31 EDT 1999 | JohnW
Bryan, 0402's tombstonning isn't that uncommon and usually the 1st reaction is alway's the pad size aint right. If you've followed the IPC guidline's normally you should be fine but I'd double check the component supplier's spec's as well. brian's p
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 19 16:57:38 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
Individual process steps are approximately the same length of time for reworking a BGA. You seem to be comparing the use of the automated SMT line versus an off line rework station. Consider that the off line station is a complete paste print, pick
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 04 18:18:02 EST 2004 | Ken
There is a japanese company that makes a ultrasonic hand-held stencil cleaner. I demo'd it for a day and it was fantastic! It even cleaned epoxy stencils. Can't recall the price...but it should be much much less than the smart sonic and other "mac
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 06 11:10:47 EDT 2005 | smt_rookie
We process a double-side reflow board (10 ups). Chips and IC's on the bottom side while chips, IC's plus thru-hole connectors and IC sockets on top side (bottom side first then top side reflow). In the past, we were not encountering any soldering pro
Electronics Forum | Fri May 24 19:18:03 EDT 2013 | hegemon
The formula is a great help, where was it 20 years ago? LOL After running a few thousand different products over the years, you start to get a feel for what is going to be trouble with regards to falling off the bottomside during the secondary refl
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 05 15:09:37 EST 2006 | grantp
Hi, What studies? Can you post a link? I am not sure what the difference is between a ceramic BGA that the high temp solder ball is not expected to collapse, and a lead free solder ball that's run through a lead process and also does not collapse b
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 20:32:14 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| Earl | | you posted a message on 1-14-99 about converting to VOC free flux. Have you completed your evaluation? Could I get a copy of any data supporting your conversion to VOC free? | | Thanks | | WDR | | WDR, We are awaiting the latest dat
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 20 20:33:16 EST 1998 | Steve Gregory
The biggest difference between the two, is solder joint appearance. What I noticed mainly is that the solder does not wet and flow as readily to a palladium coated lead as it does with a tin/lead coated lead. When you look at a palladium coated lead
Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 17:16:16 EDT 2002 | davef
Russ makes a good point. While your profile probably meets your paste supplier recommendations, it may not be proper for the component. * Paste suppliers offer general recommendations for tin / lead interconnects. You need to modify that for board