Effect of Reflow Environment on No-Clean Residue and Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR)
Eric Bastow, Assistant Technical Manager, America’s Region, shares results of tests he’s conducted on the effect of reflow environments on...
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Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR) and Flux Designation (ROL) Defined
Eric Bastow and Phil Zarrow discuss surface insulation resistance (SIR)—the importance of non-conductive flux in no-clean commercial electronics...
Project 99 Wave Solder Flux Performance Proof: Probe Testability
Probe testability measures the nature of the flux residue to determine whether it interferes with the post-soldering electronic probe testing of the c...
Project 99 Wave Solder Flux Performance Proof: SIR Testing
Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR) tests measure the post soldering effect on the electrical integrity of the circuit boards. This post explores the ...
Project 99 Wave Solder Flux Performance Proof: Corrosion Testing
Unlike the copper coupon test, which examines the corrosivity during and after the wave soldering process......
Project 99 Wave Solder Flux Performance Proof: Copper Coupon Testing
With a simple copper coupon test, we see that Indium Corporation’s wave solder fluxes......
Project 99 Wave Soldering Performance Proof: J-Standard Testing
The proof is in the data: Indium Corporation’s Project 99 wave fluxes have passed the latest test standards, J-STD-004B, are known to have the l...
Flux-Cored Wire in Robotic Soldering
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Voiding in Flux-Cored Wire
Voiding in flux-cored wire causes serious problems. Learn about the causes of voiding and a way to Avoid The Void®...
The 6 Alloy Families: Indium - Part 2
Eric Bastow continues his discussion of indium metal and alloys as solders against gold (Au) metallizations. The discussion emphasizes applications (e...
The 6 Alloy Families: Gallium
This video discusses a unique metal: gallium. It discusses various physical (thermal, electrical) properties and applications of gallium and gall...
The 6 Alloy Families: Gold
Eric Bastow discusses gold as a solder and braze ingredient. he covers physical properties and applications of gold and gold alloys, includi...