Spreadsheet to Turn Solder Wire Mass to Length and Vice Versa
Folks, Digikey colleague Aaron Rollens developed the equation to convert the mass on a spool of solder wire into its length. I also developed the equa...
Folks, Digikey colleague Aaron Rollens developed the equation to convert the mass on a spool of solder wire into its length. I also developed the equa...
Folks, Let’s assume you would like to estimate the upper confidence limit of a failure rate. As an example, assume you have 21 samples of 1000 t...
Folks, You are the project manager for a PCB that must function in an environment from -10 to 80 C. The PCB will experience one thermal cycle per day ...
Folks, In my last post, I discussed the concern for copper-tin intermetallic (IMC) growth in solder joints at high service temperatures. Since then, I...
SIR Testing-Surface and Insulation Resistance testing, a form of standard testing where you measure the electrical reliability of a no-clean or a...
The introduction point between the pad and the soldeirng iron tip plays a crucial role in creating perfect solder joints, as well as gives clues as to...
Folks, The service temperature for electronics in a modern automobile can be higher than 125C. These high temperatures raise the concern of copper-tin...
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