Frank,
 
In order to be in a better position to decide if the fabricator didn't do a good job cleaning the board prior to plating, or let the nickel oxidize prior to immersion gold, or plated too thin a layer of immersion gold, you should inspect the board and judge what the reflowed surface mount solder joints look like after wave soldering.  If the surface mount joint looked good after reflow and still look good after wave soldering than you might rule out poor cleaning or oxidation of the nickel prior to immersion gold plating.  If the surface mount joints look good and the wave soldering joints look bad one would suspect that the reflow process and wave soldering preheat may have caused diffusion of nickel to the surface of the immersion gold or oxidation of teh nickel beneath the imemrsion gold.  If there are any non-soldered ENIG areas on the assembled boards I'd recommend doing an XRF measurement to determine the immersion gold thickness and the underlying elelectroless nickel thickness.

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	From: Kasprzak, Bill (sys) USX [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
	Sent: Tue 7/29/2003 11:47 AM 
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	Subject: Re: [TN] PICTURES: Wave solder process gone bad
	
	

	Frank,
	
	Before I can answer, does normal touchup fix these joints quickly using an
	RMA flux? Or is there considerable effort to get these pads to flow?
	
	
	Bill Kasprzak
	Moog Inc, Electronics Process Engineering
	
	
	-----Original Message-----
	From: Frank L Norman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
	Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:37 AM
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	Subject: [TN] PICTURES: Wave solder process gone bad
	
	
	Technet,
	
	PWA's experienced solder wetting difficulties to plated through holes
	including via's during the wave solder process. PWA's are two sided
	multilayer finished with Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG). Top
	side SMT components were reflowed and bottom side SMT and through hole
	components were wave soldered.
	
	SEE PICTURES of bottom side of PWA at this website.
	
	http://www.ripus.com/images/pwa/index.htm
	
	Does anyone know what may have caused this issue?
	
	Regards,
	Frank Norman
	Manufacturing Support Engineer
	Raytheon, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS)
	(805)879-2745
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