Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 19 07:24:29 EST 2004 | pjc
Before "Pb-Free" became an issue we were and still are using Pb-Free component lead finishes- such as on many TSOP, SSOP and QFP packages as well as caps. Components manufacturers changing the lead finish to no-Pb tend to ensure solderability with Sn
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 19:47:05 EDT 2004 | davef
Glue has different mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties than solder. That's why all these very nice no-lead people are furiously trying to gin-up some wacky solder alloy, rather than using glue. Among the papers in the SMTA Knowledge base
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 20 20:11:58 EDT 2004 | davef
First, how oxidized are these solder balls? Will the take solder using your routine flux / paste? Second, on restoring solderability, the three basic methods you can use to restore solderability on components are: * Highly active fluxes in a retinn
Electronics Forum | Mon May 10 20:46:25 EDT 2004 | davef
The three basic methods you can use to restore solderability on components are: * Highly active fluxes in a retinning operation. * Surface stripping chemistry and then a standard retinning operation. * Electrochemical conversion chemistry and then a
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 16 11:38:50 EDT 2004 | russ
Am I getting confused here? What about the the CBGA packages that we have been doing for 5-6 yrs? We never reflowed those balls since we couldn't due to the alloy. I have been informed that if you increase paste volume to ensure a full fillet aroun
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 11:56:30 EDT 2004 | rkevin
We are printing on an assembly using SAC305 Alloy Sn96.5 Ag 3 Cu .5 with a no clean flux and getting virtually NO spread with either a ramp to spike or straight ramp profile. We are printing to standard FR4 board with immersion Ag finish. I am trying
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 23:42:52 EDT 2004 | KEN
The LF pastes will have virtually NO wetting spread. This is normal. LF mobilities are virtually non-existant with SAC alloys. However, the addition of varrying amounts of silver can (and does) improve mobility but, this comes with a price (paste
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 08 09:43:27 EDT 2004 | davef
First, don't get too excited about the thermal capabilities of conductive epoxy. An epoxy like DuPont CB-100 increases the amount of heat conducted through the barrel, but many over estimate what it can do. Calculations show for a 0.020" drilled
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 24 05:12:08 EST 2004 | Patrick Tavernier
Hi ! Thank's for your replies. I'm seeing you're very concerned about this subject. I think RoHS and WEEE arrive too soon. Not technological solution about whiskers and tin pest. RoHS implicates a lot of money for to implemente news process. We must
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 11 15:01:27 EST 2005 | patrickbruneel
I'm not a politician but it sure looks like protectionism and a short-term economy boost for Europe. Don't forget that lead-free for the electronics is a European directive, USA and other countries (exept for japan) have non of this on there agenda (
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