Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 22 10:08:52 EDT 2015 | emeto
I assume you are running Lead paste and that is why your parts are moving during reflow. Most probably these caps have leads that are bended in random directions(look at some parts from the bottom and observe how symmetrical the leads are). In additi
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 22 21:21:06 EDT 2015 | comatose
We see this from time to time. Usually, one of the leads of an electrolytic is attached to a ground plane, and the other to a trace. The ground plane acts as a big heat sink and reflows significantly later than the trace. If you have glue in your li
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 09 09:57:17 EDT 2023 | tommy_magyar
Regardless of what you choose, pay particular attention on the support they offer. Location of manufacturer/distributor office to be in a couple hours of driving distance, so if there is a problem, they can reach you quickly. We use Inertec - no maj
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 06 03:54:57 EST 1999 | Chris May
Hi Russ, I have a similar situation. I have been told that this can be caused by the nickel, over which the gold is plated, can result in suspect joints, embrittlement etc. Some joints can even be weak and broken without much force on some of my boa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 09 12:13:11 EDT 2006 | Chunks
Rob and Pete are both right. "We" had the same problem, with just one manufacturer of the same style QFP (don't want to name names here). We had the same style of QFP from a different manufacture right next to the problematic one on about 3 product
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 23 12:34:28 EST 2015 | dyoungquist
Our nitrogen generator and an air drying unit came with the selective solder machine when it was purchased new in 2008 as a package deal. We originally were feeding the system with air that was not properly dried. That lead to some maintenance cost
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 06 12:37:57 EST 1999 | Russ
Christopher, in response to your request concerning if I have the same issue using OA fluxes the answer would be no. This finish works well with all of our current Water Soluble fluxes. As a note, I have done some further testing and so far it see
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 19 21:25:28 EDT 2004 | davef
It seems like the flux is burning-up before the metal begins to flow on this slightly odd component. Alpha talks about alternate reflow recipes for WS609, as follows: * A straight ramp up profile is preferred for reflowing low to medium thermal mass
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 07 07:50:41 EST 2005 | pjc
6 deg is std angle. Some machines have option to adjust angle from 5 to 7. Maybe yours does. If you have an Electrovert wave machine you can get the Omega option. This option vibrates the wave to reduce surface tension. It does a nice job on rectangu
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 13 17:16:44 EDT 2006 | slthomas
"I believe I was the one who stated in an old post that prying the leads is rediculous." I have been down this road as well. The prez of my previous employer decided that because he could pry .012" leads off the pads with a screwdriver that we had a
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