Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 31 15:41:23 EDT 2003 | davef
Q: Could any of you guys tell me what exactly is this greenish thing ? A: No, but is not copper oxide. Copper oxide is brown, the color of a penny [here in the US] or an untreated copper laminated trace on a board. Many copper salts are greenish in
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 15 23:58:01 EST 1998 | Phill Hunter
| | I am having a problem with Entek coated boards. The solder past seem to just ball up on the pads. I had no problems with the board when it was hot air leveled. The board is double sided surface mount. I have tried adjusting the oven profiles m
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 17 16:07:23 EDT 2003 | davef
So, how do you know it's "oxidation"? If the parts didn't solder, why aren't the parts the problem? Do the parts take-on solder? Please describe: * Appearance of the post-solder components. * Scope and extent of the problem. * Appearance of the po
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 11 11:05:06 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| I am having a problem with Entek coated boards. The solder past seem to just ball up on the pads. I had no problems with the board when it was hot air leveled. The board is double sided surface mount. I have tried adjusting the oven profiles mak
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 03 12:29:47 EDT 2008 | omid_juve
That could lead to oxidation of the leads and > worsen solderability. It's much better to make > sure the components are handled properly and not > exposed to moisture. > > The reason for baking is > moisture in the body not in the leads. > > W
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 21 02:26:32 EDT 2018 | sebestajaromir
Hello gentleman, I saw many topics regarding aoi verification but I didn't see how You handle with board with simulated failures during life time, because we Are facing issue with ageing of tin oxidation. Is it any idea how to solved this issue?
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 11 21:54:14 EST 2002 | davef
LONG TERM Your plans to buy a vaccuum bag resealer and a batch drying oven sound good as you say, but you�re correct. They will not help with this current situation. SHORT TERM If your connections are clean, free of pits and holes with a smooth,
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 16 00:45:33 EDT 2000 | soza
Dear sir, I have a problem to find the new chemical solution instead IPA(isopropyl alcohol) to eliminate contamination on the test pin socket board made from copper that plate with nickle and gold. And after the often testing IC process, the co
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 14 17:24:06 EDT 2022 | cbart
depends on board finish and PCB substrate materials. If you were using OSP or silver finished bare boards the time to process is less than an ENIG or HASL finished. certain substrate material absorb more moisture than others or at a quicker rate. so
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 04:02:00 EST 2011 | richiereilly1
Hi, We had a similar issue to this. When we examined the boards at x-ray there were no apparent defects, We sent the boards for Dye and pry testing and we found that there were crack or gaps between the paste on the PCB and the BGA ball. basically th
