Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 20 18:15:02 EDT 2002 | davef
Haaaaa!!!! Soldering to plastic!!!! An apt analogy!!! I like to compare it to soldering to dirt. Some thing. In fact, you are soldering on nickel, when soldering on many things. It�s just that the gold, er Pd, flash enables the wetting mechanism
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 14 09:41:35 EDT 2008 | davef
Q1. Do we really need to follow the IPC J-STD-001 Solder purity? A1. Yes, you should control impurities in solder. Further information: * "Allowable concentration of contaminating elements in solder: impurities are harmless unless their level goes to
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 16 20:29:32 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Jason: How did you determine that the deposits are tin oxide? What does this stuff look like? Klein Wassink "Soldering in Electronics" (p. 221, quoting original work by others). States (in effect) tin (or solder) quickly forms a protective oxide
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 06 08:32:09 EDT 2001 | davef
Mr. Wizard is not currently available. You get the wizzer. Maybe your dream date will show later. Get your own lab tests done. Show your potential customer that your boards are clean. That�s the issue. The issue is not how you go about cleaning
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 07:48:37 EST 2011 | davef
SMTnet Newsletter Aug 1999 by B Ellis Title: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design and Manufacture of Printed Board Assemblies Vol. 1 & 2 Editor: William Macleod Ross Publisher: Electrochemical Publications Limited, GB This two-volume work can p
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 16 20:34:17 EST 2007 | davef
DAVE�S BOOKSHELF ASSEMBLER�S ESSENTIALS Title: Soldering in ElectronicsAuthor: RJ Klein WassinkPublisher: Electrochemical PublicationsISBN: 090115024XPublication date: December 1989 I know, I know. The book was written in 1989!!!! I use this b
