Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 02 04:42:48 EDT 2023 | tinaheussaff
In general, it is safer to use a single alloy with a known composition and performance characteristics. If you need to change the alloy used in your selective soldering machine bath, it is advisable to consult with the manufacturer or a soldering exp
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 19 11:40:47 EST 2023 | jeana
Hello everyone, We recently got a Quad IVc machine with PPM software on it. We are struggling with 0402, as we get plenty QuadAlign failures. We ticked Vision on failure, so that we limit the amount of rejected parts, but on 0402 Vision system gi
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 22 14:21:13 EST 2004 | James Dornan of APE Inc
A little late but if this subject is still of interest the following paper from APE may be of interestwhen considering IR to Air Bath: HOT AIR versus IR and other convection Rework Systems HOT AIR is the most popularly chosen method of rework in th
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 10 10:28:56 EST 2000 | Russ
Okay, Okay, here is the rest of the story! These boards were definitely plated, reworked to HASL, The component that is the most succeptable is a 160 pin QFP .5mm pitch. This component has nickel/iron lead frame. Significantly reduced apertures (1
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 08 19:08:52 EST 2000 | Mike Konrad
I do not know which specific flux you are using, but here are some general guidelines. If your wave soldering machine uses a foam fluxer, then there are foaming agents in the flux. Under �normal� conditions, the volatiles (including the foaming age
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 30 16:00:30 EST 2000 | Finepitch Services
Sal, I kind of assume you have paste there to start with... Because sometimes the edge components do not have paste applied caused by the bottom support in the screen printer etc. And if that is the case for one direction, the other direction applie
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 15 16:37:49 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Sounds like someone aimin� fo tha big hurt, if ya axes me. Two spots to place your lawn darts are: 1 J Hwang in "Modern Solder Technology � " states (p.354) that " � extreme CTE mismatch between silicon IC (~2) and the PCB (~16), solder connections
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 06 14:02:04 EDT 2000 | David Harper
The company I work has been assembling this particular board for several years now, and one thing has always remained constant. Bad Soldering. The board is a double sided board, the solder side has about 250 1206 caps & resistors and Sot-23 transisto
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 02 17:19:56 EDT 2000 | Big K
I am currently experiencing several problems with QFP's on one of our IP3's. The first problem is with QFP240 devices. We are experiencing a high reject rate with these parts when using vision type 100. What appears to happen is that the vision syste
Electronics Forum | Fri May 12 11:48:35 EDT 2000 | Mike Konrad
Advantages of using a stencil cleaner verses manually cleaning stencils: 1. Using a stencil cleaner ensures no direct contact between operator and solder paste (lead being the primary concern). 2. Most stencil cleaners remove 100% of the solder p
