Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 03 12:22:54 EDT 2005 | Stew
Depending on your application, you may need to pre-heat before Soft Beam (unless they make one for it now). Plus, very small connections seem to push it's limits. The beam can only get so narrow. Lasers are good but reflectivity can come into play
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 08 13:49:11 EDT 2007 | ck_the_flip
From my past experience, you can usually get away with OUT the chip wave if your SMD's are no smaller that 0805, and more importantly, there are no SOT23's. A nice, clean, inerted laminar wave (with a little smart or omega help) will solder your S
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 30 04:10:10 EST 2009 | sachu_70
Hey Daniel, N2 gas provides an inert atmosphere which help to minimise oxidation, generally a concern across the reflow zone. Although N2 provides a more shiny solder joint, it is certainly more of a cosmetic issue and does not certify joint reliabil
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 14 17:32:44 EDT 2011 | davef
It depends on the flux and the down-stream processing ... * If there is adequate down-stream cleaning: We are ambivalent. * If the flux is low residue and there in no down-stream cleaning: We don't like using a syringe because it squirts liquid flux
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 10 09:56:11 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| I am looking for some guidelines on evaluating solder paste. I am specifically interested in No-Clean Pastes, as they are a completely new ball game when it comes to slump, tack time, stencil life, tack time, etc. | Thanks for any and all help give
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 12 22:27:50 EST 2002 | davef
I'd speculate that the properties of a well formed solder connection processed in air and N2 are indistinguishable. Then again, the pitch is that N2 gives a wider process window, especially for NC flux-types. In the SMTnet Library look for: �Opti
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 10 10:05:07 EST 2003 | davef
We do not have experience soldering to the PVD surface you plan to use. We use Titanium [Ti] stiffeners in wave soldering and our wave equipment manufacturer uses Ti fingers, nozzles, pump blades, and other parts, because solder doesn�t stick to Ti.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 23 14:10:01 EDT 2000 | Chrys Shea
Sounds like the mask to me. Had a similar situation a couple years ago. The mask wasn't fully cured, so it absorbed water that the preheaters couldn't dry out. When it outgassed at the wave, it caused a lot of micro turbulence that broke the surfa
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 22 04:00:02 EST 2001 | Scott B
We are increasingly being asked to store components for longer and longer periods which we know through experience leads to reduction or total loss of solderability of the parts. 1) What is the industry accepted shelf life of tin/lead plated compone
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 22 10:47:28 EDT 2000 | Dr. Ning-Cheng Lee
The European WEEE has issued a new (5th) version of its recommendations. In it they say that , on January 1st, 2004, they will review the status of the Pb-Free issue. There is currently NO DEADLINE for implementation. As far as a direct replacemen
