Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 30 21:55:13 EDT 2014 | davef
Why soldering issues? I'd guess the nickel is corroded. It is very difficult to solder to oxidized nickel. Your SAC305 would get kicked all the way down the conveyor by nickel oxide. A lack of Ni-Sn-IMC formation will confirm this dewetting . What's
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 27 20:01:00 EDT 2014 | rangarajd
Hello, We are facing solderability issues on a particular lot of board. THe Nickel thickness measured with an XRF is around 400 U inches. Spec calls out for 130 u inches Nickel and 3 - 5 U inches gold over it. Assuming there is no porosity on the g
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 17 13:24:47 EDT 2004 | blnorman
We have parts that have electroplated tin over nickel. The mfg. assures us the minimum thickness of the tin is 5 microns. Cross sections have shown many instances of 1 micron and pits that go down to the nickel barrier layer. A request for thicker
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 16:30:57 EDT 2008 | boardhouse
Hi Aj, Recommended Immersion gold thickness would be 3-5 Micro inches over 140 -200 micro inches of Nickel. Thicker Immersion gold than 5 micro inches can cause solder joint embrittlement. Gold readily dissolves in molten solder and will be present
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 24 11:31:20 EST 2012 | pauld
I need to be sure of the Nickel/Hard Gold thickness to be specified on our drawing. We use hard gold on a slip ring pcb that has brushes riding over the conductive surface, so soldering is not the issue. I read through the hard gold vs immersion gold
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 25 12:00:24 EST 2012 | davef
50 to 75 insertions * 50 uin gold => 300 insertions
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 27 09:31:30 EST 2012 | pauld
Hi Dave, Picture a camera mounted on top of a fixed base that pans 360 deg. back and forth. The motor connects through a circular slip ring board with brush connection. The rings are hard gold and the typical brush material is soft. Unlike the armatu
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 15 19:41:38 EST 2001 | davef
What do you mean by "But after performing temperature cycle test, the former aging rate (from the shear strength ) seems faster than the latter."? Comments are: I can't recall having heard the term "precipitation hardness" [not that that means anyt
Electronics Forum | Mon May 18 20:57:06 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
.025" pitch so the only problem we run into is too much HASL on the adhesive side causing improper glue dispense. | As Earl keeps saying HASL thickness is hard to impossible to control. I think we need to look hard at OSP's again but then you get in
Electronics Forum | Mon May 18 22:54:04 EDT 1998 | Dave F
.025" pitch so the only problem we run into is too much HASL on the adhesive side causing improper glue dispense. | | As Earl keeps saying HASL thickness is hard to impossible to control. I think we need to look hard at OSP's again but then you get