Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 28 16:20:12 EST 2017 | rgduval
Pictures of your issues would help us to help you. Pin holes/blow holes are generally caused by either moisture or flux volatiles/organics. Since you've virtually eliminated moisture, it might be time to look at your paste/flux. You can call eithe
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 21 13:43:13 EDT 1998 | Ben Salisbury
| Hello everyone, | I am currently running a gold plated SMT board and am experiencing tiny solder balls between the pads and the masking between the 20 mil pitch devices. I'm looking at these boards with a 60x microscope. IPC-610 say's any visible s
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 31 17:45:37 EST 2001 | dason_c
Hi! William, please check the new IPC-A-610 Rev C, para 12.4.10 for the soldeirng anomalies. Most of them may consider as process indicator and not the defect. The most common method to elimate the solder ball is to reduce the solder volume by red
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 16:37:57 EDT 2006 | bhall
I have experienced the exact same problem with excess solder touching the plastic component body. The solution in my case was simply to replace the stencil. I was using a reusable stencil frame that had been worn out. I replaced the stencil with a so
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 25 14:39:24 EDT 2006 | davef
1 When you peel the solder connection of a BGA, * If solder remains on the soldered surface [eg, component, substrate, etc], it's good. * If some solder remains and some base metal is present, it's marginal. * If no solder remains, it's NG. 2 Try I
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 20 19:49:03 EST 2006 | davef
Sorry for stating this incorrectly. It should been: Bow & twist for bare boards and panels: IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, 10.6: 1.5% for PTH only and 0.75% for SMT, acording to test method TM-650, method 2.4.22 IPC-6012, par. 3.
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 02 07:56:40 EST 2008 | realchunks
Wow, rocket science with Nasa specs! I like it. I don't see the trick question here, so I'll continue.... IPC simply states over hang of round or flattened (coined) leads is acceptable (class 1, 2, & 3) if it "does not violate minimum electrical c
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 14 09:25:34 EST 2016 | davef
IPC-A-610F 10.2.6 Laminate Conditions - Depanelization talks to the acceptability of the depanelization criteria for assembled boards. There is no requirement for moisture sealing with epoxy or other material. Basically, the standard requires that th
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 12 22:36:40 EDT 2017 | stefan110882
Please ost some pictures so we can see what > you're talking about. OK here an example. I'm sorry for the bad quality - The picture is cropped and only one of two pictures that I had on the phone that I could use. According to my supervisor, th
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 14 15:55:34 EDT 2024 | davef
Process Requirement Standard - J-STD-001 - Requirements for soldered electrical and electronic assemblies depicting minimum end product acceptable characteristics as well as methods for evaluation (test methods), frequency of testing and applicable a
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