Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 11 20:13:05 EDT 2006 | davef
We agree with Chunks. You need to turn-up the heat [slow the conveyor] because you have significantly changed the melting point of the solder alloy by adding so much gold. Relative to ENIG you should expect: * Similarly smooth surface, possibly a l
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 | Fri Aug 16 10:00:03 EDT 2002 | davef
You have a very bad situation. It�s tough for the gas, flux material, er whatever to escape when the BGA is sitting on top of it and the blind via is blocking it from the other side. Obviously the vias should have been: * Placed on the edge of the
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 06:26:20 EST 2009 | sachu_70
Hi Peter, The defect you observe during the second side reflow could be caused due to improper Au plating thickness in the PCB fabrication process. You can refer IPC-2221 wherein plating thicknes for ENIG mentions 0.08um to 0.23um for Immersion Gold,
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 27 00:20:38 EDT 2008 | rameshr
Dear davef, Will u pls advice what are all the possible defects caused while soldering ( assembling ) this type of boards.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 09:18:36 EST 2015 | davef
Nichrome, manganin, phosphor bronze etc are easy to solder ... the hard part is removing the corrosion * Manganin: 86% copper, 12% manganese, 2% nickel. Often, it's used in making cryogenic measurements, due to its low heat loss. * Select a flux for
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 10 13:16:17 EDT 2000 | Bob Willis
Here is some thing that I wrote a while back on solder beading. First what is a Solder Bead? The term solder bead is used to differentiate it from solder balls. A solder bead is a solder ball but its location is normally constant unlike solder bal
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 18:31:08 EDT 2019 | jlawson
Solder paste flux is main contributor, Lead termination chemical-oxide by products and PCB Plating-Chemicals. Reflow profile would have very limited if not no impact really unless is way off. Paste volume control and Stencil design plays a big part
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 29 06:44:59 EST 2001 | Scott B
I have recently come across a device which has a palladium over nickel finish which when soldered shows evidence of poor wetting to the lead ( i.e. a wetting angle greater than 90�) about three quarters of the way up the side of lead. This is only vi
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 18 04:42:52 EDT 1999 | Brian
Dave, I'll respond by paragraph: | | | Brian: | | I like Ag2 also. I prefer it over both 63/37 and 60/40, if the price is not a factor. Yes, gold rips through eutectic and near-eutectic solders like habanero slathered shiitake burritos through
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