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    Silver plating thickness

    Thanks for the pointer
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    Silver plating thickness

    I currently have a problem with too much silver plating on a PCB. The Pb/Sn solder appears to be disolving the silver into solution and raising the liquidus point of solder. The result being poor infil of the solder joint. I believe the problem to be silver plating that is too thick. We have...
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    Electroless silver plating thickness.

    I currently have a problem with too much silver plating on a PCB. The Pb/Sn solder appears to be leaching the silver into solution and raising the liquidus point of solder. The result being poor infil of the solder joint. I thought I understood that an immersion or electroless silver plating...
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    Black wire corrosion of electrical conductors

    I have seen a problem with copper wires turning black after a system level cyclic damp/heat test. The wires are inserted into a plastic (PBT?) header and soldered into a PCB using a no-clean flux and PbSn solder. The possible potential on the wires is 5 volts. I have managed to find reference...

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