Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 07 01:02:25 EDT 2003 | Hoss
Adam, I can't disagree with Pete that an Ionic contamination test may ID the affected boards. However, if you have a large number of boards to test, this may not be the answer. Omegameter testing takes 10-15 minutes per unit if memory serves. On
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 11 11:53:42 EST 2004 | Maryann
Our company strictly does selective conformal coating applications for the customer. We will quite often see one side looks great, and the other side doesn't. We often see dewetting around holes, and have found this can be a possible flux build up. A
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 09 06:40:16 EDT 2004 | Chris Lampron
WA Engineer, Good Morning, Your cleaning system requirements will depend on your chemistry use in production. Are you using RMA or OA flux? This will impact the requirements of the cleaning system. OA will allow you to use a DI water cleaner. If you
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 01 09:26:39 EST 2006 | pjc
Density is an "implied" measurement to determine activity. Most flux suppliers can sell you a flux acidity (activity) measurement kit. I used one from Multicore a few years back. We used it once in the morning and once after lunch to monitor no-clean
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 06 04:38:21 EDT 2006 | dougs
Hi, We have just purchased a new rework station, i'm looking for tips to get the best quality rework possible. Currently when we are replacing a SMT component we take off the old one clean the pads with solder braid then IPA, re-tin the pads the
Electronics Forum | Tue May 16 15:30:07 EDT 2006 | George
Hi John, Are you talking about cleaning the pallets after running to store them? or during production? well in any case...I recently started to use this cleaning solution "Cybersolv" from Kyzen. It is water soluble and also can be used instead of IP
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 28 04:49:09 EDT 2007 | gregoryyork
Just a shame that the HASL fluids that are used contain Hydrobromic or hydrochloric acids or a mixture of the two and are full of strong wetting agents that are NON IONIC so the IC test results mean very little as they are checking for Ionics only. P
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 12 11:41:41 EDT 2008 | gregoryyork
Blimey just seen the picture that is bad. You could try to dissolve some of the residue/gunge in IPA if it is flux residue it should readily dissolve if it is resist issue then only portions will dissolve leaving a white powder which is Talc If you
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 07 17:25:11 EDT 2008 | jlawson
With Laser centering nozzle condition in terms of slider shafts have to return to same position every time. Please check condition of nozzle and make sure slider extends to full position. If slider sticks it can generate errors as the component appea
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 24 18:33:59 EST 2009 | gregoryyork
It is probably due to the solder mask being undercured and is porous alowing the flux to be absorbed which boils when it hits the solder wave that kills the adhesion. You should be seeing this only over copper traces/tracks. Reduce flux volume and in
