Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 20 12:33:39 EDT 2016 | cyber_wolf
We get our fids laser etched and never have fid read problems. They are black. (see attached) All of our printers are Momentums. Half etch and fill is old school. I used to take 2 part epoxy and mix black printer toner into it and squeegee the mi
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 14 16:38:00 EST 2018 | cbart
i have seen that happen when the wrong process was utilized! your boards looked like they were v-scored and someone broke them apart, proper method would be to use a scoring separation machine.. pizza cutter. this would prevent this. its not a good i
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 10 08:37:36 EDT 2018 | davef
Hi Steve ... I found nothing in the manufacturers "paper" to help. Comments are: * I agree. No blobs. Solder on the thermal pad should me minimized. Too much solder will float the component. Old timers used to talk about 50-80% coverage. * If you'
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 12 08:49:14 EDT 2018 | robl
Started with a 1 part shield and we had an 0201 tombstone due to the pad design. We changed the pad design but the customer wanted to be 100% sure, so we moved to a 2 part, adding the lid after verification. We also trialled the original 1 part c
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 19 19:41:09 EST 2021 | rgduval
Double check your p/n and your datasheet, and with your supplier. I had this happen one time, though it wasn't with flexi-term parts. Mine ended up being palladium plated end-caps (my buyer and receivers had all missed the applicable suffix issue o
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 16 20:50:57 EST 2022 | mihai_voivod
Its hard to answer your questions with fuzzy pictures, no background, or a schematics/BOM. Your best bet for good answers is to contact the manufacturer or obtain another board so you have spare parts. In the 1st picture The epoxy is there probably t
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 29 09:31:28 EST 2000 | Erick
Marc: My experience found reliability IS a function of operator skill and attension to the process. Expecially for some RF assemblies. I worked with an engineer from Rogers to develope a process for reworking Pads for a special material. (I thing
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 23 16:32:05 EST 2007 | davef
There a several things you can do to prevent the solder wicking down the hole with the current design, and that's where you should focus. Cost goes up as you go down the list, but in neither case do you need to respin the board, have solder starvatio
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 23 15:36:27 EDT 2019 | davef
Josh, are you setting someone up with these questions? Answers to your questions related to the subject line follow: Q1. Does the Epoxy Solder Mask Layer of a PCB protect against moisture absorption? Is this a primary function of the solder mask?
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 21 14:51:08 EST 2000 | Dave F
Mike: I�d hate to see you making design decisions, based solely on the discussion here, but that this would be an impetus to consult IPC-D-279, "Design Guidelines ... " and take a course on designing reliable boards. Werner Engelmaier (Engelmaier
