There is a separate but related issue to the elimination of lead in printed circuit boards. While many of our standard orders meet the RoHS directive, the new lead-free assembly process is significantly hotter and 25 seconds longer (counting extended cool down time) than the normal lead solder cycle. This extra heat and dwell time of the lead-free assembly process can delaminate (destroy) a normal FR-4 circuit board. Also, the extra thermal stress imposed on the via can cause premature cracking, opens and intermittent failures in copper hole walls
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Founded in 1975 by the late Lawrence Nobriga, Bay Area Circuits set out to have qualities unlike any other PCB manufacturer in order to become a leader serving the electronics industry. The goal was to create a firm that would have the experience,... more
