Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 03 18:11:21 EDT 2004 | davef
Improper washing of water soluable flux residues can be a major contributor to flux residues remaining on the board surface. ;-O That you appear to be only complaining about the pathetic state of the ability of your washer to clean under BGA, it may
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 04 18:55:38 EST 2004 | Grant
Hi, Yes, all you really need to do is boil the fluid while suspending the PCB above the vapor, so it's quite easy. However I would recommend against dropping the board direct into the vapor cloud, as that would be a very fast warm up, while letting
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 11 18:47:54 EST 2005 | davef
JD: It's important to note that FR-4 does not contain PBB or PBDE. The bromine in FR-4 epoxy comes in the form of tetra-bromo-bisphenol A [TBBA], which polymerizes and become part of the cross-linked epoxy. Bromine, in the form of hydrogen bromide, i
Electronics Forum | Thu May 05 03:22:38 EDT 2005 | Hannu
I do not mean big, heavy transformers but rather small ferrite core transformers, with ferrites in the range of EF16 .. EF40. The weight of the lead and its percentage of the total weight is not the issue here. We simply do not want lead-containing t
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 14:34:31 EST 2006 | pjc
The best way to compare is ask each machine company to bring their machine in for a demo. Since they are bench-top machines, they are easy to transport. Pick one of your boards for them to run. Don't send any board data ahead of time. When they come
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 01 12:20:16 EST 2006 | cvoyles
Hi Bruno, I am an equipment reseller in business since 1994. I have a Smart Sonic MG3000 ultra sonic stencil cleaner in inventory. It is a stainless steel model with Delta Sonics brand ultra sonic generator. It is the guillotine type that raises a
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 07 11:19:55 EDT 2006 | muse95
Technically speaking, most likely yes it will work, unless possibly it is a BGA. There are issues surrounding BGA's. Here are some of the general issues: On any type of component, if the Pbfree solder you are using contains bismuth, then the Pb in
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 03 19:34:17 EDT 2006 | davef
You might consider an oxygen monitor (or lack of oxygen monitor). A fast response-rate analyzer should be used. There are several types of analyzers on the market and each has different limitations. * If you are looking for a measurement ranging fr
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 26 22:18:20 EST 2006 | davef
Common methods to replate components are: * Barrel plating http://www.finishing.com/Library/zemo/barrel.html * Hot solder dipping - MIL-F-14072 M258 Certainly you can do this yourself by dipping the component leads into a solder pot containing lead
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 12 11:13:12 EST 2007 | davef
Q1. If I go to the Pb-free solder paste, is it necessary that I have to change my reflow oven OR just by changing with respect to solder paste specification, I can reach my goal? A1. It depends on your current oven. Some ovens can meet the higher t