Defect : Insufficient hole fill

Process/machine infomation :

 Board type - Double sided

 Solderability protection - OSP

 Flux carrier - Water

 Preheat type - Infrared


 Process solutions

  • Conveyor speed too slow.

    a. Time over preheat too long causing flux to be burned off.

    b. Dwell time too long causing flux to be destroyed before exiting the wave.

  • Conveyor speed too fast.

    a. Dwell time too short.

  • Topside board temp too low.

  • Topside board temp too high for flux, causing flux to burn off before board reaches waves.

  • Flux not active enough or solids percentage too low.

  • Solder temperature too low

  • Not enough flux.

  • Wave height too low on one or both waves.

 

Board and design solutions

  • Plated through hole tied to power/ground plane without thermal relief.