Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 24 04:08:21 EST 2006 | Rob
I think most of the european PCB assemblers will be ready, however taking it further to retail stocks & waste disposal is another matter. Checking the stats of our parent company (a component distributor) 97% of all components shipped are ROHS compl
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 03 14:40:22 EST 2006 | amol_kane
i think a more important issue here would be the reduction ratio. as LF solders have a higher surface tension, they do not flow as well as their leaded counterparts. therefore the stencil design may have to be changed (hence a new stencil) if the red
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 09 16:14:23 EST 2006 | operator
We are fixing to run a board with both pb and pb-free BGA's..double sided.. The board is RoHs compliant so I could go either way on the solder paste. I was thinking pb-free paste would be the best bet. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Th
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 07 14:37:56 EDT 2006 | muse95
Yes, sorry, I have no detailed experience with wave-soldering. Probably if you use Pb components with Pbfree wave, you risk contaminating your wave solder pot. I don't know how much it would take or what all the dangers of that are, other than the
Electronics Forum | Tue May 16 20:50:27 EDT 2006 | darby
There is no requirement for either WEES or RoHS compliance in Australia. If you look up any of the sites for each state's EPA you will find both mentioned but nothing implemented. If we follow the CFC model Oz will probably be 4 years behind the U.S.
Electronics Forum | Tue May 16 16:36:18 EDT 2006 | dougm
Has anyone had issues with chips not making a reliable connection in sockets with a matte tin finish (RoHS compatible)? We have had issues with these types of sockets. I sent some to the manufacturer, and was told there weren't any problems. We re
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 22 04:25:26 EDT 2006 | emeto
Grant, The best rule is- "If it works don't touch it". What I mean is check your component datasheet. Max allowed temperature should be there. You know the profile of your reflow oven and the temperature reached during reflow. So if there is no conf
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 22 16:21:42 EDT 2006 | pms
"We certainly live in a better world now." Regarding lead-free solder I assume? If so, then............... Oh god....... Another one sucked into the EU black hole of ignorance. Sorry for the thread drift, couldn't help myself. Hope your parts do
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 12 11:35:07 EDT 2006 | samir
Let's pretend there's no complication with RoHS, backward, foreward compatability - bla, bla, bla Vikings. I would pick the BGA hands-down! 1.) The BGA Ball, the component's lead, IS the solder joint! 2.) No complanarity issues, bent leads, etc
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 11:24:25 EDT 2006 | samir
This RoHS has created a new "underworld" of brokered parts --- parts dipped in Lead-Free alloy to pass as "lead free." I could see some guy with a fur coat and feathered boa hawking lead free parts on the street: "Check it ouuuttt...I got lead free
