Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 05 11:22:54 EST 2005 | slthomas
I searched the archives, found one thread with one response (my own, which went unnoticed since this forum doesn't bump threads when they get responses), so I'm hoping a resurrection of sorts will generate some input. Anyone using one of these syste
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 22 04:48:14 EDT 2006 | greg york
Apply the bare minumum amount of VOC free typically 50% less than alcohol fluxes. By doing this you can keep the same top board temperature as alcohol, its only when people over flux do you need to boost up the preheater to volatise of the water. NEV
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 27 11:01:58 EDT 2016 | mufflerbearings
From the pic, it looks like you have a bad board; ENIG process issue. It used to be called black pad for SMT but I'm sure it's the same condition for T/H. Any good electronic lab should be able to id the black stuff. I would also send raw boards bac
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 05 18:13:03 EDT 2016 | padawanlinuxero
As my fellow members are saying this is a bad mfg process, you need to talk to your supplier to see if theres something contaminating the ENIG plating, this is a very critical issue you must act on it before some problems arise in the field where can
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 13 16:51:26 EDT 2012 | davef
Sorry, but I don't have a quick and easy answer. Before jumping the 'black pad shark,' tell us more about your boards ... * Is the gold still on the pads after soldering? * Can you make the pads take solder using a soldering iron? * Does this happen
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 11 13:05:51 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| | Folk's, | | | | I'm just tying up some loose end's on my Master's Thesis on solderballing @ wave soldering and the effect the topography of the mask / PCB has on it. | | I was wanting to do a straw poll on you guy's as to the type of resist's yo
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 02 15:03:37 EDT 2016 | davef
On a previous black pad experience we soldered a wire to a fiducial and did a pull test to failure. On the black pad board the wire and solder pulled of clean leaving the fiducial on the board. On good boards the copper came off with the wire. If you
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 11 12:24:07 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| | Folk's, | | | | I'm just tying up some loose end's on my Master's Thesis on solderballing @ wave soldering and the effect the topography of the mask / PCB has on it. | | I was wanting to do a straw poll on you guy's as to the type of resist's yo
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 01 14:43:26 EDT 2010 | cbart
You say its in both smt and through hole, but, are you waving the SMT parts as well, I assume yes since you think its dross in the joints. Questions: 1- do you have higher mag scopes that you can zoom in a little more to see if these are voids or dr
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 15 10:58:16 EDT 2004 | mwg9184
I am trying to put a center support on a wave solder machine for lead free soldering. My problem is that every metal I use is interacting with the lead-free metals and thus eating away the center support. I have tried titanium, stainless steel. I am