Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 15 15:17:21 EST 1999 | Earl Moon
| | Hello, | | | | We are qualifying new sources of PWB vendors. We've got the first lot of "produciton" boards in and we want to put them through the paces before turing the vendors on. | | | | So far, the tests I can think of performing, and tha
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 15 11:04:53 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| | It seems like most people want to X-Ray their BGAs. We're going to start doing a lot more of them and need to consider X-ray, too. | | Q: Do most people/companies X-ray everyBGA or do they just do SPC? | | Q: Can you get away with spending 25K?
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 05 07:21:17 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| I am currently reading as many articals as I can to familiaize myself with Surface Mount Technology. My company is planning to install a SM production line by the end of the year. | Here is one of my questions. | I have read that one of the specifi
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 07 08:47:45 EST 2003 | msivigny
Hello Peter, In reflow, running a profile and collecting thermal data does not necessarily make it easy to calculate and determine machine capability. On the contrary to your desires of simplifying the process, determining machine capability on an ov
Electronics Forum | Fri May 09 09:09:22 EDT 2003 | fmonette
Phil, here is why "dry cabinet storage may not stop the clock" : The moisture diffusion inside a component is actually quite complex. When previously exposed components are returned to dry storage, the moisture gradient that is already absorbed in
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 21 14:14:11 EST 2007 | rgduval
Hi, Bill, Lead-free solder and paste manufacturers will be a great resource for you during the transition; they've tested their products extensively, and their application groups have been able to help me through the biggest changes. There are a fe
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 08 11:50:55 EST 2011 | pgoodyear
As a technician that does frequent board level repair / rework some issues have come to mind. I have been an electronics technician for almost 50 years. In that time I have seen the evolution of electronics from point to point wiring using vacuum
Electronics Forum | Mon May 14 17:12:20 EDT 2001 | davef
Continuing along the path that Brian took ... IPC-7525 gives design guideline for stepped stencils. It goes something like: * Stepped area SB GT 25 thou from pads located on the greatest thickness of the stencil * Pads in stepped area SB GT 35 tho
Electronics Forum | Mon May 03 18:11:10 EDT 1999 | Steve Gregory
Hi Ya' John! Here's my comeback to the points you've raised...you knew I would have a comeback, didn't ya'? |Steve, | | I see your point, and yes there are alot bigger fish to fry in |the removal or control of lead in the environment. However even
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