Hi Ed,
Can I ask what you use? I have a KIC profiler that uses KIC 2000 software.
I have found that if I follow the predictive software setpoints, sometimes
it will have me chasing my tail when I run another plot, meaning that it
will tell me to head back towards the previous setpoints. So while I might
use the predictive setpoints once, I tend to ignore them on subsequent
plots as long as I'm seeing the temperature and times that I'm looking for.
Steve
Phil,
We use a predictive software package that works very well. Print, place &
probe one side, run it in an "approximate" recipe. The predictive tool
needs to know the key parameters, i.e., zone lengths, top, bottom temps,
conveyor speed, etc. You then tell it what you'd like the profile to look
like, i.e., ramp/soak/ramp to peak, etc. It will give you a few options
which you can choose from. These settings usually work the first time, but
on occasion, a troublesome board (20+ 2 & 3 oz planes) might need another
pass. Repeat for side 2.
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This thread leads me to a slight variation. We have a 4 layer board,
copper planes on both sides with a bunch of 0603 and SOIC components in two
small areas and some large ferrite transformers that are about 1 inch
square and 1/2 inch high. I can't believe this would use the same
profile. Do you run this to mount the big parts and follow with a
different profile that will reflow just the small parts leaving the big
parts untouched?
I'm in disagreement with other engineers on how to handle this. And no I
have not yet looked at the manufacturer's recommended profiles of the
important and different parts. Other fires to put out first.
Also, how do you handle a profile for a batch of ten boards where you don't
have the luxury of having a populated test board? The ten boards could
potentially be the run for the entire year.
Phil Nutting
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all well said. one addition, check the recommended thermal profile of key
components from supplier. you will have list of different
requirements: process, amplifier, RF etc. you end up with narrow range of
ramp, TAL, plus the board Cu weight, more less you only have to try few
conditions within the window (don't forget different surface finishing,
that need more or less considered as well).
as for wetting of the components, if you do have small glass top viewable
reflow oven with 5-7 zone (R&D table top), you can see the paste/components
reaction under either air or nitrogen condition (provide you have
correlation between your production reflow oven and your R&d oven). if you
done homework, it might be able to cut down your DOE. my 2 cents. a Lot
of work, but pay off in long run (if your product is follow the platform
design - with few generation use similar stuff).
jk
On Feb 5, 2016, at 8:41 AM, David Hillman wrote:
> Hi Tom - well, nothing beats the real board but we often have the same
> issue. You have a couple of options that have been shown to get you in
> the right ball park: (1) there is profile software that does a pretty
> reasonable job of getting a valid thermal profile which you then tweak
> as you run your first couple of boards; (2) If you add these factors
> together:
> board thickness, total amount of copper weight, component technology
> type and component density - you should be able to create an initial
> working thermal profile. I put together a set of "golden" boards
> reflecting these variables many moons ago, thermal coupled them and
> recorded their profiles.
> That action provided me a thermal profile comparison window I could
> then use to estimate what a new design might demand for thermal
> inputs.
> Over
> time, we have gained enough comparison experience that we can created
> a thermal profile for a new design that is fairly accurate and only
> needs small tweaks.
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Tom Gervascio
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Many times we have to create an oven profile but only have a bare
>> board.
>> Many times the boards are complex and have many bottom terminated
>> components on them and wanted to avoid having to guestimate how a
>> profile for a bare board would actually perform on a populated board.
>> Can't imagine
>> that we are the only persons to face this problem. Wondered how other
>> users have worked around this problem?
>>
>
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