Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 09:17:25 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
Stephen, In addition to your comments The bothersome part is that NO environmental impact assessment report commissioned by the EU on the environmental impact of lead in solders and its alternatives exist. The two environmental impact reports that
Electronics Forum | Mon May 15 17:38:11 EDT 2006 | jbrower
Howdy, I have an Electrovert econopak smt II. I'm set to change over in June to SN100C. I won't be changing out anything. I'll just be purging the lead out of the solder pot with a tin bath. I don't expect there to be any problems with our change
Electronics Forum | Fri May 26 14:15:16 EDT 2006 | patrickbruneel
Its it possible to post a picture from right after reflow? To see what we start with and compare the difference after 5 years. The grainy structure is not as much a concern as the growth-like appearance on the boundary of the solder. What paste al
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 09 15:41:59 EDT 2006 | shawnvike
That is the problem I am having! Except with 3 separate manufacturers. To answer some of the other questions... Baking - diligence Stencil - as far as we can tell it is good Placement is good We are using Pb-free parts and solder, but I have see
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 13 16:45:30 EDT 2006 | adlsmt
If the only difference is the layer count, check the profile as stated above. If you dont have a profiler you can probably get the local Kic or Mole rep to do a demo on that board. I believe I was the one who stated in an old post that prying the lea
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 26 10:55:34 EDT 2006 | cyber_wolf
Do you have a login for the support section on the Mydata website ? If not, get one. Click on MYtech, then click the article named: "Simple feeder care reduces reject rate! The component separator spring" We run alot of 0402's on the TM8FC mags wit
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 21 13:02:49 EDT 2006 | grantp
Hi, That was another very interesting article posted. This article seems to point to the same conclusion, which is that lead free soldering is more reliable than Pb components with Pb paste, and Lead Free components with Pb paste? From what I see,
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 23 01:19:19 EDT 2006 | Ola
Yes, leadfree paste is dispensable, but there is a completely diffrent paste than one will use at the stencil printer in the line. This is a very tricky one to deal with. We use xxx lf-free paste in the line, but that paste will Not at all work at th
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 06 03:03:56 EDT 2006 | ronalds
Thank you all for your input. The MF300S Multicore flux is rated for lead free. There is not much dross or contamination. We are using nitrogen. I've tested the boards with the curing test of IPC-TM-650. I think you're all right about the preheat.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 07 07:25:47 EDT 2006 | Piet Brandsma
Hi Rob, That's indeed quite expensive. I had contact with someone offering a second hand and refurbished DIMA pick place machine: http://www.exmore.com/nl/electronics/secondhanddetail33.aspx The guy offered the machine for 14000 euro's. In this c
