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Hello All, 



Has anyone ever run any tests with different flux type (ROL, REL, etc.), 

different Pb-free solder bar(SAC, SN100C etc.)? 

Looking back and forth, all the tests were accomplished with the use of 

SAC solder bar. What's going on if with SN100C solder bar? Thanks.



Best Regards

Charming Chan

PCBA Engineer











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2008-11-04 10:45

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        主题:  Re: [TN] AW: [TN] How to improve solder filling and 

wetting contact angles for thermal vias at wave soldering process.





We designed a test PCB with various hole sizes and several rows had a DIP 

pattern where each hole had a wagon wheel ground pad connecting to the 

inner layers. The wave process used the same temperature profile 225-230F 

for Pb-free boards and the same conveyor speed. We also tested the 

difference in contact time and wave dynamics between the Electrovert wave 

with the chip wave of the original design, about 4 inches back from the 

contour wave. In the electrovert the chip heats the board, burns up much 

of the flux for the 1 to 1.5 seconds, then cools. Some of the 5-6 seconds 

in the contour wave is lost in remelting the solder then wets with 

whatever flux is left depending on the flux used. We also ran the boards 

over the Vitronic Delta-max with the smartwave for a continuous contact 

time which allows the flux and solder to work together. The angle of the 

smart wave pushes the solder up the holes very well. The main wave 

continues the process and could solder the same boards at !

a faste

r conveyor speed. Electrovert now makes a new setup where the chip wave is 

closer to the contour wave. In both cases we used nitrogen inserted wave 

to increase wetting and have a shiny solder joint.These non-functional 

engineering boards were about .085" thick.

The result was similar to your findings that a standard hole size with 

.005" clearance between the lead and the PTH wall or greater worked well. 

You can compensate for standard designs by slowing the conveyor to add 

more contact time. Larger hole to lead clearances helps to overcome the 

sluggish wetting of Pb-free solder and increase the conveyor speeds. The 

leads with the wagon wheel design tied to ground were the big indicators 

of what works and what doesn't relative to flux and wetting 

angles/pressure and continuous wetting of some systems.

We had similar results with the required contact time, temperature and 

flux on the robotic selective solder tests.

I hope these extra points and observations are helpful.



-------------- Original message -------------- 

From: Pete Houwen <[log in to unmask]> 



> Michael, 

> 

> The testing we did was undertaken to see what we might need to change in 



> our existing designs, after we had made a decision on laminates and 

finish that 

> would be suitable for our particular needs. So the only finishes we 

tested 

> were ImAg and ENiG, using no-clean, and .062 boards. We assembled boards 



> using our existing lead/hole/pad ratios, and then ratios on either side 

of 

> those. What we found was that there was not a large difference, but the 

> ratios in that chart worked well, and fortunately (with no intended 

bias) were 

> our existing design standards. The hole sizes are slightly larger than 

what had 

> been normally used in the industry for SnPb solder, it turned out that 

while 

> they weren't optimal for our old SnPb wave, they are for SAC. We did 

note 

> that in all ratios, the ImAg seemed to fill a bit better, though both 

finishes 

> passed the 75% requirement. 

> 

> This hasn't been a cure all, we have found assemblies failing the 75% 

> requirement on occasion, but only when our manufacturinjg process was 

not 

> properly controlled. So there isn't a lot of room for error, but that's 

> lead-free. 

> 

> Pete 

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