Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 06 18:44:26 EDT 2003 | davef
No, no. It's koscher to have thermal planes. You just need to: * Work with your fabricator to keep the layup balanced. * Relieve the plane so that it doesn't cause assembly problems. While probably not directly for your part, it gives a starting p
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 19 11:21:25 EDT 2004 | Frank
WOW... Hi Dave and everybody. I'm very surprise that this thread is still alive. From all your comments and your good tips, I was able to confirm that my current profil is good. Concerning the small problem of soldering I still have, I've decided
Electronics Forum | Fri May 07 16:24:08 EDT 2004 | bruce @ knoll
I did have my solder analyzed and it is clean. The Hollis preheat coils are a bit hard to control but I have measured the board top side and I am getting a temp of 105c just before wave contact. I would like to move to a spray fluxer but I am going
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 08:27:43 EDT 2004 | solderpro
woow, looks like I need to go back on the road... you all have great info. but what happen to asking what type of machine do they currently use, what is the configuration of the machine, what type of flux are we using, are running single sided or dou
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 19 10:22:53 EDT 2003 | A J. Morin ...of A. R. T. (Automation Resources & Technologies)
I would like to say that if anyone is having problems getting technical support service for their equipment and have not registered their equipment and paid that fee,you may get service by contacting A J Morin (of ART) and we may be able to service y
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 03 12:03:00 EDT 2003 | slthomas
So, there is a crack or gap between: * Solder and component termination. Bingo Correct? Describe: * Coarseness / smoothness of the metal on the termination underneither the crack. * Solder left on the termination. Unfortunately at 45X I can't rea
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 04 09:10:53 EDT 2003 | davef
With poorly cured mask: * Wave soldering: Expect to see thin wavy band of dross imbedded in the mask in the wave solder side. * Reflow soldering: Expect to see a pinto board where the two tones of mask are [1] normal color and [2] a lighter color, al
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 22:50:12 EDT 2003 | iman
We have an internal engineering study on blowhole solder joints and had helped reduce the problem to pinholes symtoms. The pinhole occurs in solder joint of a Land-Grid-Array (LGA) side-wall (external perimeter of package) fillets. Our customer is a
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 08 12:46:02 EDT 2003 | davef
When I was a salty old fart in the Navy, we sent the babes from the turnip patch off on snipe hunts. Shear tests are [in my opinion] senseless. The shear stress you measure depends more on the shear rate and on the point where the force is applied
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 22 10:11:52 EDT 2003 | Stephen
An asteroid the size of texas is more likely to hit the earth than to get a BGA with one ball at the absolute max and another at the absolute minimum. The manufacturer is going to give themselves some leaway. What are you going to do about the more
