Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 30 09:32:42 EDT 1999 | Steve Gregory
| | |Hi all | | This Debate on lead free soldering is really hotting up here in Europe. From 2004 the use of lead in components and assemblies will be banned here. Also flame retardent halogens will be banned(FR4 etc). While we all agree that we hav
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 21 08:34:44 EDT 2003 | Don Bell
Blow holes/ pin holes in solder joints are the result of multiple root causes. Suggested analysis might look like this; 1) What method of solder preservation is used on the bare board. (hasl,enig, osp, etc.) HASL can leave unwanted flux residues,
Electronics Forum | Sun Dec 06 14:22:24 EST 2009 | Dany
We use Photondynamics SV-7550 now. We want to upgrade our AOI because we found that SV-7550 are not very good to detect solder defects. I send samples boards at each company with the solder defects that i can't detect with my Photondynamics SV-7550.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 26 14:24:13 EDT 1999 | Boca
| | we have just started wave soldering passive SMT components and through hole. We are having trouble with voids on the SMT components. It is very random, but effects a lot of TSOT's. We are using an electrovert with a chip wave. Are there any o
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 25 21:01:45 EDT 1998 | Peter
We use an Intermec 3240 Thermal transfer printer and print on polyimid label material that survives the reflow and wave solder (top side only) process without turning black. Labels run around 3-4 cents per depending on the size (We found Imtec label
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 18 07:49:06 EDT 2008 | more_sunshine
hi i'm not experienced in creating pcbs but i have good background, and i have a bunch of questions. i have no access to world wide known pcb chemicals but i managed to get a cramolin positiv spray and i don't know if it is still usable or not? (di
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 24 09:52:08 EST 2014 | davem
Hi Guys, So I work for a small contract manufacturer which caters mainly to the defense sector. As such, our customers haven't (yet) had a great need to incorporate 01005's into their designs. Looking forward, we decided to "take the plunge" and dia
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 21 11:49:24 EDT 1999 | Deon Nungaray
| | | | I recently switched from solder paste in 500 gram jars to 500 gram tubes. I did this to try to limit the time the paste is exposed to the room environment. But we have a need to clean the stencil every 4 - 5 boards which means taking the bulk
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 13 10:23:55 EST 2002 | davef
Bright ideas??? Bright ideas!!! I got bright ideas. In order of decreasing luminosity: * Stop installing the socket, solder the PLCC to the board, dip the board. The socket is a waste of time and money. You never replace the PLCC in the field, a
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 16 20:34:17 EST 2007 | davef
DAVE�S BOOKSHELF ASSEMBLER�S ESSENTIALS Title: Soldering in ElectronicsAuthor: RJ Klein WassinkPublisher: Electrochemical PublicationsISBN: 090115024XPublication date: December 1989 I know, I know. The book was written in 1989!!!! I use this b