Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 09:01:32 EDT 2017 | pavel_murtishev
Good day, Are there any IPC standards applying requirements to HASL PCB shelf life? Are there any exact figures such as one year for instance? Could you point me to standard numbers if they exist. Iny input would be appreciated. Regards, Pavel
Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 16:37:10 EDT 2017 | charliedci
I don't believe there should be any issues with the HASL finish. The issue is how long on the shelf and is a bake out required to remove moisture from PCB, as in any FR4 PCB's that may have had time to absorb moisture.
Electronics Forum | Mon May 15 12:36:12 EDT 2017 | edhare
I don't believe there should be any issues with > the HASL finish. The issue is how long on the > shelf and is a bake out required to remove > moisture from PCB, as in any FR4 PCB's that may > have had time to absorb moisture. > I don't believe
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 09 11:57:11 EDT 2005 | Board House
Hi Ted, I am a Sales Manager for a Circuit board Manufacture in MN. We have seen the Majority of our Customer base switch to Enig do to shelf life issues of silver and Tin. Silver, Tin & OSP all have a shelf life between 6 - 8 Mos. Enig is betwee
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 06 08:04:01 EDT 2004 | ANDREW
Thanks Dave, The surface finish is ENIG.Is it ok not to bake even though the HIC has changed color? What is the shelf life for ENIG boards?
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 03 16:59:13 EDT 2008 | glennster
At a former employer we required HASL thicknes to be a minimum of 0.75 micron (30 microinches), as measured at the thinnest point on any given pad. This would generally assure a minimum 1 year solderability shelf life. Usually when we saw a soldera
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 06 16:59:36 EDT 2004 | davef
I'm sorry for not being clear. The "1 thou" refers to the thickness of copper that rides below your ENIG. If your HIC card is blue that's good. If it's some other color that makes you nervous, then you make of it what you will. They're pretty muc
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 24 13:03:20 EDT 2015 | mikekeens
With regards to PCB surface finish I would recommend Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG) because of the long shelf life, tarnish resistance, RoHS-compliance, and easy soldering compared to other surface finishes. http://www.surfacemountprocess.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 14 11:44:23 EDT 2004 | Dreamsniper
I have boards with bad HASL application. First they're not even. Second some pad edges have no HASL and still remains bare copper. What's the maximum and minimum HASL thickness required for a good solderability. My boards are about 6 weeks old, I kno
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 20:41:41 EDT 2008 | davef
Q1. Can anyone tell me if there is a procedure for storing raw PCB's? A1. Yes, there are thousands of procedures for storing raw PCB. Why so many? Everyone writes their own procedure. Generally, they say: * Boards require individual separation and p
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