[time-nuts] HP 5370B low frequency modulation
Magnus Danielson
magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
Mon Jul 30 16:51:34 EDT 2007
From: SAIDJACK at aol.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B low frequency modulation
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:51:27 EDT
Message-ID: <d6b.b2db71f.33da472f at aol.com>
Said,
> Hi Magnus,
>
> I've had a board with what the manufacturer called "black pad" syndrom: the
> BGA literally popped off by just bending the PCB sufficiently. The solder
> joint was useless.
>
> Is this caused by the problem you described?
It is the only reason I know if you use a propper soldering profile while
soldering the BGA.
> Also, what do you think is a better process: gold-flash, or gold-immersion?
No preference. The important thing is the relative amount of gold, and that
relates to the thickness of gold. A good process on gold-plating is crutial
regardless of method.
Cheers,
Magnus
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