Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 13 07:11:12 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
Ladies and Gentlemen, As a newly appointed DFM/CE "guru" here, one of my responsibilities has become repair (of course). As I have some knowledge of BGA repair/rework using semi-automated equipment, it naturally follows I would hav tremendous insigh
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 07 11:10:56 EDT 1999 | Brian Wycoff
| | | | | | | Geez, those test guys are always whining about via holes, aren't they? I even had one test guy go over to our finals/add-on department and instruct everone to look for unfilled vias and fill them by hand! Without consulting the area
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 03 21:25:33 EDT 1998 | John Allan
| Hello: | BACKGROUD: SMT components soldered on the top-side of boards that also require wave soldering have the potential to reflow during wave soldering. Reflowing these components during wave soldering is not good. It can cause cold joints, op
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 04 08:32:21 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| | Hello: | | BACKGROUD: SMT components soldered on the top-side of boards that also require wave soldering have the potential to reflow during wave soldering. Reflowing these components during wave soldering is not good. It can cause cold joints
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 04 15:04:16 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| I'm encountering a new problem at my new company that I haven't encountered before in my past life - and that's Wave Soldering VIA holes. | | We've been getting a rash of defects that we call in this company, "insufficient solder in VIA hole." The
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 23 15:33:50 EDT 1999 | C.K.
| | Has anyone had trouble waving and gluing 0603 R's and C's? At my company, our designers have "opened the floodgates" on bottom-side 0603's. | | | | We've got an EPK+ with rotary chip and omega wave but can't seem to get skip-free soldering on t
Electronics Forum | Wed May 26 13:30:58 EDT 1999 | JohnW
| 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 obv
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 05 20:34:03 EST 2001 | davef
What�s the problem? There area many heat related failure mechanisms in bare boards. You can damage boards with heat several ways. A couple favorites [Don�t try this at home. Perform on a closed track by professional solders only.] are: * Put a
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 21:27:58 EDT 2004 | davef
We know of two "solder savers" 1 Kester Formula 5749 Solder Saver: We believe Kester Formula 5749 Solder Saver to be a new formulation of Kleenox. Kleenox works. It helps separate the solder entrapped in the dross. [One tiny warning, one chemical
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 04 07:47:34 EDT 1999 | park kyung sam
| | What are pro's and con's of reflowing top side first and curing bottom side chip components, and then wave soldering bottom side? | | | | How about curing bottom side first and reflowing top side later? | | | | What percentage of companies run