Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 04 15:03:23 EST 2007 | davef
Here's another lead-free PIH article: http://www.photostencil.com/documents/IntrusiveReflowofLeadFreeColemanOxxAPEX2007.pdf
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 19 15:40:13 EDT 2008 | patrickbruneel
An excellent summary of the facts and the insanity of the lead-free legislation http://www.sigcon.com/Pubs/news/10_01.htm
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 20 17:06:43 EDT 2008 | davef
Patrick You're correct that black pad analysis is a distructive test. Kicking the lead-free dog certainly is easy [and somewhat fun] to do, but black pad is an equal opportunity defect. It affects leaded boards as well as it does with lead-free.
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 04 17:27:48 EDT 2016 | dyoungquist
Lead nozzles last longer than lead-free nozzles. Our lead-free nozzles typically last 9-12 months but we are only running an average of 15 hours per week on a RPS Rhythm system using SN100C solder.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 02 17:26:45 EDT 2020 | mvargas
If I have a leaded board (PCB) and the only component that I have to repair it is a lead-free BGA, what type of solder do I use, leaded or lead-free?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 15:48:31 EST 2002 | davef
On his site "SMT In Focus", our friend Brian Sloth Blitzen lists the following sampling of lead-free [no lead] links: * Alpha Metals: http://www.alphametals.com/lead_free/index.html * Circuits Assembly magazine: http://www.circuitsassembly.com/db_ar
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 24 17:08:13 EDT 2005 | franciscoioc
Hi Everyone, I need everybodys help on this one. We are a company that suppose to be exempt from the Lead-Free world and we were happy untill we find out alot of the Components manufacturers will change their parts to Lead-Free but not their part nu
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 27 16:21:09 EDT 1999 | Chrys Shea
| Another basic soldering question. I notice that lead-free solders have become required for plumbing applications due to legislation. In a local hardware store, I noticed the existence of lead-free solders (based upon tin-copper I think) with a me
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 26 15:55:31 EST 2005 | davef
There is: * NO information to indicate leadfree solder is at all reliable regardless of class of operation. * NO material model for leadfree solder, whereas the model for lead solder was developed over many years back during a time when companies be
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 28 22:33:24 EST 2007 | davef
There is no specification for lead-free HASL. You can use any lead-free solderability protection that meets your customer requirements. Use IPC-9701 �Performance Test Methods and Qualification Requirements for Surface Mount Solder Attachments� to ass
