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Jan 17, 2025
Simple Test for Flux Penetration
AIM has a helpful video found at: https://youtu.be/MRPRmOYORT8 ...
Timothy ONeill, AIM Solder

Jan 17, 2025
Problem Meeting Minimum Hole Fill During Wave Soldering
I've had these problems where there were no thermal reliefs for the vias connected to the ground planes. A design change solved the problem. ...
Scott W McKee, Golden West Technology

Dec 16, 2024
What Rate is World Class for SMT Machines?
So many comments here and no hard numbers, so as yet no one actually answered the question just lots of comments (IMHO) From my decades of experience mostly with one of the top three placement ...
Robert Gray

Dec 13, 2024
Should Apertures be Home Plate or Inverted Home Plate?
I do the same thing as Steve O'Brien. It also prevents mid-chip solder balls and tombstoning, and works really, really well for cylindrical SMT glass MELF diodes. Otherwise, Most End up Laying on the Floor. ...
Richard Stadem, General Dynamics Mission Systems

Dec 9, 2024
Top Side Reflow Causing Solder Balls
Just a quick note. I agree with your comments however although it was not mentioned, at what locations were the solder balls being created? Around the components, around the edges of the plated through holes, ...
Leo Lambert, EPTAC