Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 29 23:46:51 EDT 2003 | daman
Hello everybody, We have a new product having a lot of open gold area. solder splashes during the reflow is a pain in the... Its an extremely small PCB and kapton taping is not an option. Stencil is at 10% reduction, Cleaning after every cycle. Reflo
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 30 14:16:49 EDT 2003 | davef
While your waiting for others to respond, search to fine SMTnet Archives on: "solder and gold and finger"
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 25 05:01:42 EST 2004 | RB
Something went wrong during the screening proces. So there are som tinlead splashes on the gold connectors. Can anyone give me a suggestion how to remove the tinlead splashes
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 30 16:04:04 EST 2004 | fcox
When you say something went wrong in the screening process, do you mean that the paste is splashed (prior to reflow)?
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 25 08:12:22 EST 2004 | davef
Search the fine SMTnet Archives for contacts, while you await other responses.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 30 17:32:37 EST 2004 | russ
If you are lucky, you might be able to chip the solder off the fingers with an Exacto knife and then polish it up with a pink eraser. This does work if the solder on the fingers isn't wetted very well. Russ
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 15 07:23:14 EST 2021 | denism
Also, solder splashes can be due to contamination, for example, on the terminals of components. In the past, had a problem with solder splashes on a seemingly standard SMD component. The reason was the incorrect nickel plating process of the componen
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 22 21:03:58 EDT 2009 | umar
Hi Russ/Dave/Allen, Is the solder splash and solder ball is came from the same root cause?
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 12 22:52:20 EST 2017 | ltchsze
Hi fellow professionals, Wondering whether anyone has experience with solder splashing from component terminal. Have identified the source using the component without printing solder paste on PCB. Wondering the root-cause of the solder splashing fr
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 01 22:41:11 EDT 1999 | FMung
Dear Netters, Can you kindly suggest what cause solder splash in IR reflow boards ?? What are the main causes normally ?? Best Rgds, Felix
