Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 02 17:45:46 EST 1998 | ChrisK
In my experience, solder balls are normally caused by only a few things. In order of likelyhood: 1) Water based fluxes (VOC-Free)not having the water carrier completely dried from the board before going into the solder. I.E, too fast conveyor spee
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 30 01:07:34 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| I am a recently graduated Process Engineer. I am working for a company developing and manufacturing printed circuit boards. I am looking for a web link, magazine article, book, etc which describes the processes which happen at a board house. More s
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 16 13:11:49 EDT 1998 | Steve A
The Kyzen product was brought to my attention from a chemist at Kester solders when I asked him what could remove no clean residue from a PCB that had been built weeks earlier. We soaked it in the Kyzen for 8 minutes and ran the board through the aq
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 28 19:07:47 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
| I have had some field failures returned recently, the boards had flux contamination under the components in a sensitive area, Nothing really visible until the component was removed, and the board had no evidence of rework of any type. Is it poss
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 14 14:02:45 EDT 1998 | Bill Schreiber
Dear Larry, I developed the ultrasonic cleaning process for Smart Sonic. It has developed into the most widely used stencil and misprinted PCB cleaning process worldwide. With that in mind, I offer some words of caution. "IT'S NOT THE ULTRASONICS!
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 10 17:10:00 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
Hi Tim, 8-mil huh? Boy, that's getting down there...you know, placing 8-mil is one thing, but printing solder paste on 8-mil pitch is another. Most of the time when I've seen 8-mil pitch on a board it's been attached with hot-bar...but I guess
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 10 21:44:48 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
| I'll stop talking to myself and wonder how big Steve G is doing these days. | Earl Moon Hey Earl! I was wondering the same thing about you a few weeks back when we didn't hear much from you...but, I'm doing okay. Been busier than a one-legged
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 14 07:27:42 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | Hi, can you please tell me how to make green coating and through-hole plating of PCB? Thanks! | | Xingsheng | Xingsheng: Welcome. | Bible on PCB fabrication: Printed Circuits Handbook, Clyde Coombs, McGraw-Hill | Web resources: http://www.pw
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 14 08:59:51 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| | | Hi, can you please tell me how to make green coating and through-hole plating of PCB? Thanks! | | | Xingsheng | | Xingsheng: Welcome. | | Bible on PCB fabrication: Printed Circuits Handbook, Clyde Coombs, McGraw-Hill | | Web resources: htt
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 07 07:44:56 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | | No sour grapes, | | | This has gone on too long. I expect no free advertising, nor do I seek it. It is clearly understood Bob is an industry leading consultant. What is not understood, at least by me, how he is allowed to "advertise" so freely