Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 25 12:26:34 EDT 2009 | clampron
Some information on the web regarding RoHS and tip life... What problems are there for using Lead-free solder? ? Higher melting point of Lead-free solder may cause physical and thermal damage to components and PCB. ? Lead-free solder has poor
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 21 00:38:46 EDT 2001 | dougk
Where did this come from? I hope our safety director doesn't see this or I'll have more work to do. Seriously, if is bacterial contamination, it would be lysed immediately on contact with the iron. We ask our operators to wash their hands after handl
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 18 20:51:29 EST 1999 | Dave F
| Can anyone recommend ways of reducing damage to solder masks ... a new wick perhaps. I find that using standard wicks the imposed damage is un-acceptable. | | Also any good links on the subject of bga rework would be really appreciated | | in ear
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 20 11:14:15 EST 2002 | cfraser
Guy's I am sorry but your dike removal process for chip components is midievil at best. The fastest way to remove a chip is with 2 solder irons. Place one iron on each end of the component. This process is completely safe and takes about 2 seconds pe
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 25 03:46:37 EDT 2002 | Adam
GUYS HOW SAFE IS IT TO USE RMA FLUX WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR WAVE SOLDERING, TO USE FOR TOUCH-UP/REWORK ? CURRENTLY ALL OUR OPERATORS HAVE LITTLE RE-FILLABLE BOTTLES AND GO AND FILL THEM UP FROM THE FLUX CONTAINERS ( I'M NOT EVEN TOO SURE WHETHER OR NO
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 17 09:48:44 EST 2002 | russ
Temps are related to the components/PCBs being soldered. I am not aware of any Industry standard. If you are soldering flex circuits, .020" boards etc.. We use 500 deg tips a little thicker PCB/lead we go to 600, and so on. We never exceed 800 in a
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 20 04:40:12 EST 2005 | KEN
I agree with Davef. If no evidence of gouging or pad damage exists thn I would suspect supplier issue. An easy test would be to load the hole with part and thermocouple and find out what your irons are capable of delivering. Unless you're solderin
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 14:30:07 EDT 2006 | finalassy
We have recently bought two new Pillarhose Jade selective soldering units. We are having a extremley hard time keeping the nozzels wetted while running the machine. I know that the nozzels are 99 percent iron. Has anybody ran into this problem, if
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 11 16:33:59 EST 2008 | mgershenson
We have 30 years of soldernig experience, 25 years in soldering robotics, and have had laser based systems for a few years now. I'm not sure you need a laser for this application. It's really going to depend on whether or not an iron tip can get in
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 17 14:11:32 EST 2012 | tkotwal
I'm also looking for tips for SMT hand soldering with Sn05Pb93.5Ag1.5. Our technician is quite good with standard SMT hand soldering, but hasn't worked with HMP solder. Some specific questions: - If the iron tip is hot enough (consistently), can we
