Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 22 04:48:14 EDT 2006 | greg york
Apply the bare minumum amount of VOC free typically 50% less than alcohol fluxes. By doing this you can keep the same top board temperature as alcohol, its only when people over flux do you need to boost up the preheater to volatise of the water. NEV
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 30 09:43:31 EST 2006 | russ
Are your preheaters maxed out then? What is conveyor speed? anyway I would not have issue with that configuration at all. I have actually found that when using convection for some watersolubles you actually dry out flux and performance is worse.
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 16 08:23:11 EST 2006 | pr
The "Wave optimizer" is a little pricey but is easy to use, gives instant feedback (display on the unit as opposed to hooking it up to a computer)and will give feedback on the waves, as well as preheat. They will send you a unit to trial for a week o
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 15 13:31:11 EST 2007 | John S.
Since it is in a pallet, I would be sure the preheat temperature is correct across the entire assembly. We've seen large temperatue delta's across assemblies that are soldered in pallets. Could be overheated even or contact time too long. Interest
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 16 07:51:19 EST 2007 | realchunks
Your Quality Manager won't let you make changes, yet you get blammed for process problems? First, you need a change in management. Second, if you can't change set pre-heat temps, change the conveyor speed. Slow it down and see if your joints loo
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 16 20:44:07 EST 2007 | davef
Bridging Causes: Insufficient flux, Excessive pre-heat, High conveyor speed, Solder contamination Look here: * http://www.smtnet.com/library/files/upload/Reflow%20Wave%20Poster.pdf * http://smt.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Archi
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 12 13:57:50 EDT 2007 | davef
That your problem is not related to component solderability or wave process related makes us believe this has to do with bare board design. Look at how your designer did the thermal relief on the two pins that don't solder well. If you can't get a
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 26 07:19:09 EDT 2007 | realchunks
Hi Amy, 183 degrees C if it's 63/37 paste. For wave solder, your guide should be your flux. Follow your flux mfgers suggested pre-heat. Most mfgers go by top side temps. Your wave solder pot temp is determined by your bar solder mfger. The
Electronics Forum | Thu May 24 22:56:42 EDT 2007 | davef
We'd guess that your white residue on the solder is from minerals in the supply water. We expect the levels of these minerals that you see: * Vary depending on the season. Check with your public water authority for anaylsis. [Recognize that this ma
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 18:09:21 EDT 2007 | stephan
We noticed unsufficient soldering on some 0805 chips located between pins from a plastic bloc connector . All chips are soldered with 45� angle. Flux quantity , preheating , contact time and PCB quality was checked. Do you know any international stan
