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I am being told that boards that are "just out of the reflow... - Mar 19, 2009 by Sr. Tech

Some digital cameras absorb IR light that is invisible to us... - Mar 19, 2009 by Stephen

Our AOI's are image based. ... - Mar 19, 2009 by Sr. Tech

What model? ... - Mar 19, 2009 by SYS-STEVEN

I have noticed this on some of our large multi-circuit panel... - Mar 26, 2009 by Pitbull

I don't think there is anything releated to IR light in your... - Mar 31, 2009 by DallasCap

Is there any effect when using Water Soluble Flux as they te... - Apr 02, 2009 by smt_guy

Sr. Tech

#58396

AOI False calls | 19 March, 2009

I am being told that boards that are "just out of the reflow oven" show more false calls than a board that has cooled down. Can anyone give me some insight on this ?

Thanks, Sr.

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Stephen

#58397

AOI False calls | 19 March, 2009

Some digital cameras absorb IR light that is invisible to us. It's standard for digital cameras to put an IR filter in front of the CCD. Maybe your machine doesn't have such a filter for it's CCD or it isn't 100% effective.

I will have to ask out people if they have noticed that. I would think the effect is highly dependent on how the machine works.

Do you have an image based one or a rules based one?

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Sr. Tech

#58398

AOI False calls | 19 March, 2009

Our AOI's are image based.

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SYS-STEVEN

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AOI False calls | 19 March, 2009

What model?

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Pitbull

#58441

AOI False calls | 26 March, 2009

I have noticed this on some of our large multi-circuit panels. It's such a slight rise in our false call rate that I haven't really explored it. I'm just guessing that it has something to do with the fiducials calculating the twist/shrink of the board while it is in a pliable state. Then, the inspection takes place after the board has had a chance to cool off and "snap back" to it's normal state. We use a Vi-technology 3K3, which is also an image-based machine.

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DallasCap

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AOI False calls | 31 March, 2009

I don't think there is anything releated to IR light in your false calls rate rise on Post-reflow.

Soldering Flux is most probably the reason.

Indeed, more or less soldering flux residue condenses on the boards according to the oven extraction system performances. And this flux, very hard to detect by any AOI, may also explain the false calls rise.

I'm also using a vitechnology machine and concerning the board warpage, their software includes a stretch correction option that adapts the inspection programs to the distance between fiducials. Plus, you can also use sub-panels fiducials to increase the stretch correction option precision. So warpage should not be a problem on this kind of equipment.

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smt_guy

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AOI False calls | 2 April, 2009

Is there any effect when using Water Soluble Flux as they tend to be thicker and darker after reflow. How does AOI machines react to this?

regards,

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