Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 03 18:36:47 EST 1999 | Earl Moon
| Does anyone know if I will have problems soldering surface mount components to an all hard gold plated PC board. We want to use hard gold similar to gold used for edge fingers because our customer is concerned about wear and conductivity of connect
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 21 17:17:47 EDT 2003 | justin
Do some push / pull testing. Typically with black pad, you can flick the components right off the board. If you have this, the boards are about as reliable as a Yugo. If you get decent push / pull results, odds are you don't have black pad and you
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 26 15:21:11 EDT 2005 | russ
Sounds to me like they are thinking since they have a gold board that it must be processed lead free. This kind of thing is happening all over since OEMs are starting to think about pb free and sending their purchasing and engineering to these semin
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 26 14:33:47 EST 2000 | Glenn Robertson
Tuan - How about Sn/0.7Cu? It's M.P. is 227 and it's readily available. If the leads are Gold plated you might consider pre-tinning them. If you need a higher temp alloy any of the major solder companies can help - I suggets you start with Ind
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 26 13:43:06 EST 2000 | Tuan Bui
221 degree C) to achieve good wetting and shiny filet. Comments and recommedations are welcome.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 26 21:30:06 EST 2000 | Dave F
Tuan: Consider Sn 96.5/Ag 3.5 or Sn10/PB88/Ag02 also. As Glenn says, you had better get rid of that gold or you will never have a shiney connection. Not that a shiney connection means anything about the quality or reliability of your soldering. M
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 21 20:25:30 EST 2000 | Dave F
John: What�s the matter? Free gold � good thing for you, bad thing for your supplier. :^) Pre-tinning of gold plated leads is important to: � Prevent gold embrittlement of the solder joint � Determine if the leads are solderable prior to assembly (
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 14:16:14 EST 2000 | Tuan Bui
I've tried Indium NC-SMQ92(96.5Sn 3.5Ag) on these MCMs and achieved only marginal wetting on pads and parts. The good wetting is what I try to achieve, shiny is what my engineers want (Prototype environment). Does pre-cleaning the PWBs in ultrasonic
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 12 17:44:16 EDT 2000 | Rick
Glenn and Paul have hit the nail right on the head. Continue working with your solder vendors. I know that many people have succeeded with what you are trying. And the Pb-Free push is only making things better for you as companies develop just wha
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 24 07:55:55 EDT 1998 | Chuck Garth
I know that this not surface mount, but many of us have to perform multipule duties. Can anyone give me some information on this I am having problems getting relibility getingthe heat seal ribbon to make consistant electrical contact. Any help would
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