Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 08 00:49:37 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
Well...I think we just about beat this one to death, but I'll go ahead and add a couple more points to "pro-score" camp...WITH the caveat that it HAS to be done right! Yes, I will say that I've had to deal with the wrong spec'd or crappy scor
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 06:40:27 EDT 2001 | nifhail
Thanx Dave/Hussman.. We normally store our solder paste in the refrigerator at 0-10 Deg C as per what the supplier recommanded. Our floor temperature is controlled at 22 +/- 5 Deg C and Humidity is at 55 +/- 5%. Recently we have customer asking fo
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 25 15:51:04 EST 2002 | davef
ASQC re-numbered the once free (taxpayer sponsored development) MIL-STD-105 as ASQ-Z1.4, slapped their own cover on it, and now charge $40 or $50 for the same document! The standards are identical, so see if you can get one of the old �MIL-STD's� and
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 07 17:12:34 EDT 2004 | davef
No one knows what type of board you use. So, assuming you're talking a fairly standard FR4. Q1a. actually, what is max temperature and duration can a bare PCB reflow without any quality problem? A1a. We'd guess your board could take 250*C for may
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 24 18:48:23 EDT 2005 | GS
Thanks Gents for your replies, first of all I am not involved in production or sale of those tools. It was just a discussion during one of those so many "panic full" work shops / symposiums on WEEE and ROHS matter organized by material or SMT equip
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 04 11:29:46 EST 2005 | JeffP
Jay, I work for a company that manufactures batch reflow ovens however, I will try to be as subjective as possible. For the most part, what others have posted is true. Yes, there is one heating chamber and if the heater does not have enough power
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 01 07:32:33 EST 2006 | davef
What you have run up against is the unfortunate consequence of the transition period from Sn-Pb to Pb-free. In the past 2-3 years there have been several studies highlighting the differences in reliability between mixed metal systems, Sn/Pb, and SAC
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 25 01:41:10 EST 2009 | exsydeco
hie, just to warn engineers/technicians and others that have thought of working in Italy. Please beware and be clear of what is being offered. - especially ASIAN Don't be fish in by the sweet talking owner. This is a personal experience and i am g
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 07:48:37 EST 2011 | davef
SMTnet Newsletter Aug 1999 by B Ellis Title: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design and Manufacture of Printed Board Assemblies Vol. 1 & 2 Editor: William Macleod Ross Publisher: Electrochemical Publications Limited, GB This two-volume work can p
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 03 10:41:57 EDT 2011 | patrickbruneel
Some of us here attended the 5th CALCE international symposium on tin whiskers http://www.calce.umd.edu/symposiums/ISTW2011.htm where one of my former professors, Dr. Henning Leidecker, talked about the tin whiskers he and the others at NASA Godda
