Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 19 16:26:24 EST 2006 | samir
Grant, Newer lead-free fluxes have 6%-10% solids content - more activator, therefore leave more "visible" residues. Old technology tin-lead fluxes got down to as low as around the 4%-6% range (I'm going off memory, so me might be wrong)... You'll
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 10 16:51:19 EDT 2003 | davef
Develop your recipe wave soldering exactly as you developed your recipe for reflow soldering. The only difference is that instead of using your paste supplier's recommendations as the starting point, use your flux supplier's recommendations as a bas
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 14 09:44:34 EDT 2004 | Vince Whipple
Frank, Your initial question about temperature profiling is a critical point to a good wave solder process. Especially if you have a No Clean flux. As recommended by many in the thread above, get the Process Data Sheet for your flux (this is not the
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 11 10:27:33 EDT 2003 | caldon
Frank-In addition (Dave gave some good scoop) we use a Pyrex Glass board to run through the wave. This is useful as you can see through the board .....you can watch the flux coverage, preheat, and Wave (be it Chip, lamda, or??) as it goes through the
Electronics Forum | Thu May 06 19:56:30 EDT 2004 | bruceatknoll
Here is some more info with regarding my Wave. 1. PCB .065" thick 2. leed length .20" (.135" protrution) I know this is high but we use many thousands and cutting each is not practical. 3. no clean flux by way of foam fluxer 4. wave machine is a HOL
Electronics Forum | Fri May 07 12:39:01 EDT 2004 | rontdc
Bruce, Using a foam fluxer with no-clean flux is a very touchy situation. It is imperative that the specific gravity of any flux be maintained within the manufacturers recommendations. If it is not, you will get icicles and bridging. Maintaining the
Electronics Forum | Fri May 07 16:24:08 EDT 2004 | bruce @ knoll
I did have my solder analyzed and it is clean. The Hollis preheat coils are a bit hard to control but I have measured the board top side and I am getting a temp of 105c just before wave contact. I would like to move to a spray fluxer but I am going
Electronics Forum | Fri May 07 17:38:00 EDT 2004 | bruce @ knoll
I will try that next. I did speed up the wave pump motor with a larger pully(20% more speed) This was done at the time to try to increase the size of the wave because I had component leeds touching the wave pot as they passed by. Due to the wave high
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 08:27:43 EDT 2004 | solderpro
woow, looks like I need to go back on the road... you all have great info. but what happen to asking what type of machine do they currently use, what is the configuration of the machine, what type of flux are we using, are running single sided or dou
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 11:17:34 EDT 2004 | gregoryyork
Hi Solderdoctor! Days been great especially as it's nearly over. Don't see many of those machines over here anymore due to healthy competition from local supplier. Only been in industry myself nineteen years so spring chicken I suppose. Mind you sold
