Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 27 13:11:19 EDT 2008 | dwelch123
We roll ours up, fingers and all, and soak them for about an hour in a solution of water and DOMINATE (heavy duty degreaser) you can order from Grainger. They come out looking brand new every time!
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 05 13:34:24 EST 2008 | ed_faranda
Exactly what should I look at in my reflow profile? Soak Times, TAL, Peek?!? I am right in the middle of the manufacturing specifications as far as my profile goes.
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 16 08:01:38 EDT 2009 | kpm135
I've had some luck with longer soak. Of course that was on a board with severe thermal mismatches so I don't know if it will help your problem or not.
Electronics Forum | Fri May 29 08:25:13 EDT 2009 | floydf
We are getting what looks like cold solder joints on one of our boards. The boards have an aluminum substrate, and use OSP plating. The solder is lead free - 96.5 Sn, 3.0 Ag, .5 Cu. The flux is no clean. When we first had the problem, my solder profi
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 25 20:01:54 EDT 2009 | davef
Shanelo Technologies Given that isopropyl alcohol [IPA] is produced by combining water and propene. How does soaking a board in water and a flammable liquid drive off water?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 11 19:47:58 EST 2011 | sai
Use the Kester solder paste EM828 SAC305. Guarantee good reflow. Peak@250 Reflow@80s Soak@75s.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 05 12:34:54 EST 2013 | rgduval
3-6 months, say, depending on the environment), I might consider a ramp-soak-spike profile to allow sufficient time for the flux to clean any potential contaminants. Cheers, ..rob
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 24 09:34:55 EST 2013 | emeto
Hi, it is a not given clear here. I will tell you some basics about the profiling: 1. Profile stages A. Preheat - the board preheats from room temp to 130-150C depending on the paste B. Soak - 150-170(or other range depending on the paste). here th
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 18 07:52:09 EST 2019 | SMTA-Joe
Would increasing the thickness to compensate be a reasonable soulluction? This tarnishing is happening after the first time heat is applied. Could it be a factor of too long in ramp and/or soak?
Electronics Forum | Mon May 27 04:36:08 EDT 2019 | SMTA-Rogers
Dear Sr.Tech, We tried to adjust the soak time and TAL time of reflow profile, but it doesn’t seem to help much.
