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June 19, 2013
A Generic Reflow Profile
A Generic Reflow Profile
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Help With Defective Solder Joints
Help With Defective Solder Joints
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Reflow Rigid Flex
Reflow Rigid Flex
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Reflow Causing Warp
Reflow Causing Warp
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Cause of SMT Component Shift?
Cause of SMT Component Shift?
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Best Practices - Reflow Profiling for Lead-free
Best Practices - Reflow Profiling for Lead-free
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Random Lifted Leads on QFP Components
Random Lifted Leads on QFP Components
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What is the Life Span of a Profile Board?
What is the Life Span of a Profile Board?
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Tombstoning Dilemma
Tombstoning Dilemma
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Adding Weights to Small BGAs During Reflow
Adding Weights to Small BGAs During Reflow
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Reflow Oven Testing and Calibrating
Reflow Oven Testing and Calibrating
Is there a standard test board with specific pad and test point sizes we should use to test and calibrate our reflow ovens?
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After using your reflow oven for a certain time, when you get a bad profile do not always blame it on the recipe. Some times the reflow oven itself may be the cause and may need to be checked.

Fred Baker, DENSO, USA

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