Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 17:14:48 EST 2002 | mregalia
Do you bond with Al or gold wire? What happens if the Ni is over 150 microinches? Thickness of nickel is one those things that we have not been consistent with. The industry seems to pretty much universally call for 100-200 microinches. Our old board
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 18:17:15 EST 2002 | Chris
I don't have a plasma cleaner either. It will help a lot. Actually I don't clean at all. Our wirebond pads are far enough away so the flux residue does not get on the wirebond pads. That's what we think anyway. I am sure we have some degree of c
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 12:20:00 EST 2002 | mregalia
Thanks for cluing me into IPC-2221. Though the numbers they give seem to contradict what I have learned from people working with the materials. At least I now know where the guideline for a max of 30 microinches of gold for soldering comes from. But
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 15:24:49 EST 2002 | mregalia
Thanks Chris. As I was writing my last message our mailperson dropped off the latest issue of Circuit Assembly. It has an article on mixing SMT and COB on the same board. The author recommends as a compromise 10-20 micro inches of gold over 70-100 of
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 22:11:13 EDT 2006 | davef
Aping Russ' reply: * ~70% of the time solder on gold fingers is caused by poor printing and handling processes. * ~25% of the time solder on gold fingers is caused by poor thermal recipe when soldering. * ~5% of the time solder on gold fingers is cau
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 22 09:20:29 EST 2010 | jrr3434
Is there anyway to get solder off gold fingers besides replating them?
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 30 14:16:49 EDT 2003 | davef
While your waiting for others to respond, search to fine SMTnet Archives on: "solder and gold and finger"
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 03:04:46 EDT 2006 | sharifudin
We are trying to reduce the number of unit fail at QA Visual Inspection due to Solder On Gold Finger. We know so far that the solder is spattering onto the Gold Finger during reflow. I need some advise on what kind of process can improve to reduce th
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 05 20:33:14 EST 2001 | davef
Could you be trying to find: Stevens Products 128 N. Park St E Orange, NJ 07019 973.672.2140 Ross Stevens? Dynamic Technologies (titanium cover w/ silicone jacket, pricey) Stevens makes a U-shaped strip of fiber-material that slips over gold fing
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 17 21:30:27 EDT 2001 | davef
The issue is on the table. Which is it? Are you ... * Loosing your gold plate when you remove the tape? [A tape test is a standard test for evaluating gold fingers. Check IPC-TM-650, test number wachacallit. Checkitaut.] OR * Putting tape o
