Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 15 11:26:24 EST 1999 | Chrys
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 that we have the capabi
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 15 06:05:37 EST 2002 | Romain
Dear all We have since few weeks problems with BGA solder joint integrity on ENIG finish. Under relatively very flexible of the FR4, the joint breaks between ball and PWB. When we take off the BGA for analysis, some of the pads seem very flat, totaly
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 15:59:55 EST 2002 | pjc
Surface tension is a likely cause. Surface tension is a negative wetting force. You may have a solderability problem. Be sure your flux is properly activated according to the flux mfg. top side board temp. specification. When surfaces to be soldered,
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 18 21:04:06 EDT 2002 | davef
So, why can't you clean misprints on Entek boards? Entek: Cheap, flat, OK shelf life, not without process and fabrication issues. Your Entek organic solderability protection is probably Entek Plus [CU106A] made by Ethone OMI. Consider getting a co
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 24 18:37:08 EST 2003 | Kelly
I am in Supplier Quality and it seems that the quality/service has gone down with most of our current suppliers. The automotive industry lead times definitely impact the quality as well as many PWB shops downsizing in the US. The move to off-shore fo
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 01 13:30:14 EDT 2003 | SuePH
I understand your need for more wave solder imput. It seems to me that every year the pwb's that I am given for solder wave are thicker and have more ground planes. There have been times I have asked questions on SMTnet about pwb's received in hous
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 12 13:34:03 EDT 2004 | gregoryyork
Yes unfortunately solder resist again, getting boring I know. That green stuff on the boards causes all kinds of problems if not applied correctly. Can't blame the flux (as usual) or the process as he has tried all varients to no avail and therosin s
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 17 22:41:37 EDT 2005 | davef
Peter are you having fun with solder masks erwat? We saw this years ago with LPI solder masks. It shows occasionally with other masks. We agree with Russ. If nothing [eg, alcohol, flux thinner, acetonitrile, or water] dissolves the haze, then it
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 13 10:51:14 EDT 2007 | davef
This sounds like sales-type teaser posting, but let's see what we get. When comparing convection to IR BGA rework stations, IR stations perform poorly when: * Evaluation board has no power and ground planes. Worst case PWB as IR energy from bottom h
Electronics Forum | Wed May 28 19:21:09 EDT 2014 | hegemon
Just from the look of things (a picture) I would first guess it is a contamination problem on the PWB. Check over all your handling practices. Make sure the PWBs are NEVER touched by bare hands. I would not rule out the Black Pad phenomena, but i
