Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 01 17:05:34 EST 2000 | Dave F
Glenn: I hear you, but when Steve talks about a "dark haze" and "scrap(ing) the �black stuff� off the pads" to make them solderable, but I don�t think of "black pad." I think of "black pad" as a surface coating that typically can not be removed by
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 21 22:47:39 EDT 2003 | adlsmt
Well after reading all kinds of stuff about this I still question if it is my current problem BUT, how common is this??? I dont want to be afraid of the boogie man but it seems like a lot of folks are having problems with black pad. I have used imers
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 29 16:05:56 EST 2000 | Dave F
I don't know how I ended-up reading a current trade journal, when I have a stack of intentions behind my desk a foot and a half tall, leaning like a paper Tower of Pisa threatening to avalanche itself onto the underfill materials study, a meager one
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 14 19:32:05 EST 2000 | Dave F
Wow, someone read the fine SMTnet Archives!!!! Scary, get their name!!! [OK, I�ll stop ... Several points are: * Most of the stuff in the fine SMTnet Archives is all the bad things that we can make-up to respond to the questions people ask. Ther
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 11:48:09 EST 2008 | muse95
Black pad with IAg??? Tarnish is NOT black pad. Tarnish is usually just some silver sulfide on the surface and can also usually be soldered through, by using a little additional, or slightly more agressive, flux, and still make a good quality solder
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 20 19:30:15 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Consider searching the SMTnet archives. There's 30+ postings for black and pads. Good luck.
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 26 09:57:21 EDT 2005 | russ
The Immersion gold is not a problem with BGAs specifically but "black pad" which can be present anywhere. The unfortunate thing with BGAs is you cannot see it. Personally I hate white tin. It is okay for single sided boards running no-clean, but c
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 11:51:16 EST 2006 | jax
I don't believe I have ever seen a non-destructive test for "Black Pad" that I could take back to a Fab house and collect monetary losses with... But if this test method actually does hold merit then collect away. I would like to know how this metho
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 05 16:08:41 EST 2006 | dphilbrick
I would suspect if you had a full evaluation done there would be the same issue with Nickel oxidation everywhere. The reason BGA's fall off (or have solder connection issues first) is due to their size. A slight flex in the board has a much larger im
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 10:43:49 EST 2008 | samir
Folks, what is the industry consensus? Which is the more popular lead-free, flat finish these days? Here's what I know from my experience. IAg: 1. Quality of finish is dependent on supplier 2. Can NOT be reworked. It is known that reworking t
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