Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 10 18:39:06 EST 2009 | solderq
Quick production (no "pasty" phase) > High joint surface quality > Good flux action > No discolored, corrosive, or substantive residue of any kind > Lead-free is not a concern ;o) Any input/ideas are appreciated. Thanks!
Electronics Forum | Tue May 12 08:32:41 EDT 2009 | davef
Sure, it will work. It probably will be better than what you're doing now. Consider disconnecting the heater. It not a good choice, if you use DI water, because of the corrosiveness of the water on the plumbing of the washer. We talked about this pr
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 16 03:17:47 EDT 2009 | geb
The solder wire uses a ORL0 flux. The wire contains less flux at around 2.0-4.0%.
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 16 11:09:42 EDT 2009 | clampron
That will definately cause a shorter tip life. The high tin in the alloy along with the higher temps are probably your culprit. We have noticed a degredation it tip life when we changed from leaded to RoHS on standard PCB's. Good Luck Chris
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 22 14:18:27 EDT 2009 | davef
They could be correct about the silver if it weren't such a small portion of the connection. Study "electrochemical series of metals" to understand how metals react with each other.
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 20:38:37 EST 2014 | davef
I have used glass marbles. I'm not excited about the prospect of you putting metals into your solder pad because of the corrosiveness of tin.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 26 10:10:13 EST 2014 | swag
Reseat all the connectors on the cards make sure pins are clean and no corrosion. Not sure what to say about current, etc. There is or was a place on the east coast that repairs these cards. Can't remember who it is - sorry not much help with that
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 15 23:02:16 EDT 2015 | louisg
Thank you Dave! Does that imply that test socket cleaners use a more aggresive/corrosive activator to remove the oxides?
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 04 22:09:57 EST 2016 | a290668789
It's amazing. I rarely saw that ENIG finish could be corroded. It should be the Nickel corroded issue and then affected the solderability. Not clear how to clear this, if you get the answer, let me know. good luck
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 25 18:14:10 EDT 2016 | davef
Shawn ... I believe you. I believe what you're saying. I don't believe that you received the metals that you ordered. From the way it looks I'd guess that you have no nickel and that you're seeing copper corrosion.
