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John, Kim
It's Tom B. again, I forgot something.
It may be a dumb question on my part, but could the part be reversed, or
polarity marking on PCB reversed?
Just a thought
Tom B.
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> From: John Mastorides <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Soldering SMT Tantalum (CWR09) Caps
> Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 9:02 AM
>
> We have been experiencing some shorting of surface mounted tantalum
> capacitors (CWR09) which is showing up at functional test following a
> completely automated SMT process.
>
> A profile of the reflow process indicates that temperatures are within
> manufactures recommendations for these parts. However, there are
subsequent
> operations which could be applying excessive heat to these parts. We are
> considering hand soldering these devices just prior to final test in an
> attempt to reduce frequency of failures.
>
> We have already established that the supplied capacitors not faulty.
>
> Some concern has been voiced that hand soldering is not the recommended
> method of mounting these parts. Is anyone out there aware of concerns
> related to the reliability of hand soldering SMT tantalum capacitors?
>
> Any other recommendations?
>
> Kim O'Haver
> 813 972-6574
>
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