Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 30 09:02:13 EST 1998 | Chrys
Drag the iron and molten solder over the thermocouple to the left, encapsulating the bead. Now, obviously if you are left-handed, reverse everything. This is a foolproof way to attach thermocouples. I used to have a lot more difficulty with them u
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 11 11:59:00 EST 2012 | sarason
The issue is surface tension around the connector. Your tip needs to have more surface tension than the pins of the connector as it forms a cluster when being soldered. When I used to solder superfine connectors with a metcal iron it had a horses hoa
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 08 12:42:18 EDT 2019 | slthomas
Do you mean iron, or gun? What is the application?
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 12:14:44 EDT 2006 | russ
You are exactly right, tip life is greatly reduced with the pbfree alloys. Some mafgrs are using an extra thick plating to reduce this. Next directive will be to determine what to do with all the tips now.
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 12:25:08 EDT 2006 | choppy
I also heard that fluxes are more agressive in lead free alloys. Try maybe to clean your tip more often ?!?!?
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 01 07:49:21 EDT 2019 | philc
We use JBC irons here, and I have to say that they are the best I have ever used. https://www.jbctools.com/ Regards
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 28 12:18:03 EDT 2008 | grics
Why yes, I regognize all the best. WML, I have an idea... I am going to call it, the Dunker. Instead of anyone foaming, I will get the wave operators to throw the boards into a rubbermaid tub full of flux/gasoline mixture and send through to the wav
Electronics Forum | Fri May 12 07:53:40 EDT 2006 | egrice1
Sheldon, Tip life is directly related to temperature, IRON plating thickness on the tip, Alloy composition used and operator technique. High tin contents in lead free alloys attach the tips. Poor wetting and higher melting temperatures cause us
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 14 15:31:02 EDT 2001 | davef
How in earthly heaven would someone else have a report analyzing the defects on your boards? Among the good failure analysis labs that can assess situations like yours are: * Robisan Laboratory 6502 East 21 St Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-353-6249 fax
Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 11:26:57 EDT 2006 | George
Sheldon, Try using SN100C wire solder. It seems to extend the life of the tips plus solder joints look much better. We use both, clean and No-clean. We had the same problem while using SAC305... Thanks, George
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