Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 09 11:58:03 EDT 2003 | sam
When we try another test by using less solder paste, we found under the microscope that the solder was actually stick on the LED gold surface, but not having good wetting. By this finding, we can basically conclude that it was poor solderability caus
Electronics Forum | Sat May 15 11:27:26 EDT 2010 | davef
We'd expect both OSP poor wetting and improper reflow recipe to show-up in more places than just this one component. But if those are the only choices, we'll go for 'wrong solder paste.' Ooops, that's not one of the choices. Ok, OK, we'll take poo
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 13 08:08:54 EST 2005 | Amol Kane
Grant, Have you looked at the microstructure of your lead-free BGAs soldered with leaded paste? how do they look?? the reliability of LF BGAs with leaded solder is extremely poor.
Electronics Forum | Tue May 30 21:06:57 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Thames: Welcome. Consider Rev C. It's current and has "better" descriptions. Consider a course. I believe IPC is doing a tourof A-610 and J-001 classes. Different problems have different root causes. For instance: * Cold solder: Moving the c
Electronics Forum | Fri May 18 12:09:20 EDT 2007 | ed_faranda
I have been TAL around 45 to 90 seconds. I prefer the longer TAL so, I set my profiles around 80 seconds. In the old days (Before RoSH), the longer times would help with wetting. But, since Lead-Free, well. We all know the story about wetting now
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 16 09:58:55 EDT 2007 | davef
"Although some lead-free pastes performed adequately and newer pastes work better than earlier formulations, this detailed experiment confirmed that tin/lead solder pastes wet back to PCB pads better than lead-free solder pastes. Therefore, a more ac
Electronics Forum | Tue May 31 09:40:23 EDT 2005 | mattkehoe
We have some boards that exhibit poor solder wetting when reflowed. Nothing fancy, smallest pitch size .050. See photo's at http://www.sipad.net/SnPbwetting.htm Is this ; Contamination on the HASL finish? Insufficient solder,not enough to cover pad
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 28 11:13:53 EDT 2008 | janz
Have you tried to run the same process but with diffrent solder paste manufacturer.? This give you information whether paste is ok. Try also print paste on the bare board and run through reflow oven. Check 2-3 boards. Is it the same places where i
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 20 17:43:03 EDT 2019 | deanm
Looks like poor wetting/solderability to me. I don’t see heel fillets on the leads where the solder balls up. The solder has to go somewhere. It won’t flow where it won’t wet. Try printing a bare board and run through reflow. If the solder balls up o
Electronics Forum | Mon May 24 03:11:05 EDT 2004 | snmsmt
Hi everyone, I'm new to this Forum and still a young'n the electronics manufacturing industry so be gently on me :p I'm currently trialing different solder pastes with our small 5 stage oven and I am having wetting issues with a particular paste. C
