Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 15 21:12:45 EST 2005 | Ronald
As a QA guy, I cannot find a portable equipment to check lead free solder in the container during processing.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 03:54:16 EDT 2007 | testbloke
I currently have issues with "slivers" of solder on or behind QFP devices. This has only occured on PB Free boards (we currently produce PB and PB Free on same equipment). This is not tin slivers, this is a long thin sliver of solder measuring up to
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 19 11:33:15 EDT 2011 | caerleon
easier if you recycled on-site? You can still send off for reclaimation the oxide powder that your left at the end of the process. Failing that talk to your supplier to see if they have arrangements to do this for you or look at reducing dross - i f
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 01 06:59:02 EDT 2005 | Joseph
Dear all, We observed visible micro crack at top side of solder fillet during lead free wave solder process. We did not see any visible micro crack at bottom side, and it always located at joints of transformer. Any input be much appreciated. Best
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 16:58:24 EST 2005 | steve
I know this has been dealt with in the past but I couldn't dig up anything in the archives. If I'm soldering a 0402 lead free component with 63/37 solder is this a problem. Also lets take the opposite. If I'm soldering a lead bearing 0402 with lead f
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 16 08:21:13 EST 2005 | leon
hi, what we have learnt is lead free parts are ok to use with lead solder except BGA where you have to be carefull at reflow.
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 22 17:53:55 EST 2002 | davef
Search the fine SMTnet Archives for background discussion on BGA voids.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 15 13:49:56 EDT 2005 | russ
Been loading lead free (steel, bismuth) for a couple of yrs. now. Our Wildlife division went ROHS on the waterfowl hunting some time ago. So now we just wound geese and ducks and let them die somewhere that they are of no use except coyote food!
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 11 14:10:55 EST 2015 | mbartel
Any one screen printer manufacture stand out over others? We are also 100% lead free, I use Kester solder paste. Is this a good brand compared to other brands?
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 19 09:41:14 EST 2012 | dyoungquist
What is your solder pot temperature? We found that on a 0.093" multilayer board increasing the temp of the lead free solder from 300C to 315C helped with the barrel fill.
