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J-STD-001 Essentials: Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies

The requirements behind reliable soldered assemblies, and what they look like at the bench

Duration
3 hours
Modules
6
Final exam
70% to pass
Certificate
No expiry
$99
  • Lifetime access to the course and your certificate
  • Verifiable Certificate of Completion. Certificate does not expire.
  • 3 exam attempts
  • Progress saved to your account on every slide
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About this course

J-STD-001 is the requirements standard that aerospace, defense, medical and industrial customers write into their drawings when they need soldered assemblies that work for the life of the product. This course explains what the standard requires and why, in the words a technician, inspector or supplier quality engineer uses at the bench, without reproducing the standard's tables or criteria.

You will learn how J-STD-001 fits with IPC-A-610, what the three product classes mean and who selects them, and how the contract, the drawing and the standard rank. You will learn the materials the standard controls, including why no-clean flux is not residue-free, how wetting and intermetallic formation make a joint, and how lead forming, tinning and part mounting prepare for it. The through-hole, terminal and surface mount modules teach what a good connection looks like, what the common defects are and what usually causes them, and where the class changes the answer. The final module covers cleanliness evidence, inspection magnification, process indicators versus defects, documentation, corrective action, the space and military addendum in brief, and what a customer's source inspector asks for.

The course is for assembly operators, rework technicians, inspectors, manufacturing and quality engineers, and supplier quality staff who need to understand J-STD-001 or respond to a customer flow-down that asks for training on it. It is awareness and essentials training, not IPC certification, which is available only through IPC-licensed training centers.

The course closes with a 20-question examination drawn from a bank of 30. On passing you receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion with lifetime access to the course content and your certificate. The certificate does not expire.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the relationship between J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610, the three product classes, who selects the class and how the contract, drawing and standard rank.
  • Identify the solder alloys, flux classifications, wire, terminals and tools the standard controls, and describe why no-clean flux still leaves residue.
  • Describe wetting, intermetallic formation, non-wetting and dewetting, and apply the lead forming, tinning and mounting principles that precede soldering.
  • Recognise an acceptable through-hole, terminal and cup connection, and match the common defects to their likely causes.
  • Apply the end overlap, side overhang, fillet height and void concepts to chip, gull wing, J-lead and bottom-terminated components, and distinguish rework from repair.
  • Distinguish target, acceptable, process indicator and defect conditions, and state what cleanliness, inspection and training evidence a customer audit expects.
  • Summarise what the space and military addendum changes and when it applies.

Course outline

  1. 1

    What J-STD-001 is and how it fits with IPC-A-610

    The requirements standard behind soldered assemblies, its relationship to IPC-A-610, the three product classes, who selects the class, what a requirement is, and what training the standard expects.

    About 30 minutes, then a module quiz

  2. 2

    Materials and tools

    Solder alloys, flux types and why no-clean leaves residue, wire and terminals, soldering irons and tip care, cleanliness, ESD and foreign object debris.

    About 30 minutes, then a module quiz

  3. 3

    Preparation and general requirements

    Wetting and intermetallic formation, tinning, lead forming, hole fill principles, part mounting and adhesive, and cleanliness before soldering.

    About 30 minutes, then a module quiz

  4. 4

    Through-hole and terminal connections

    What a good fillet looks like, hole fill, lead protrusion, bifurcated, turret and cup terminals, and the common defects with their causes.

    About 30 minutes, then a module quiz

  5. 5

    Surface mount connections

    Chip components, gull wing, J-lead and bottom-terminated components, side overhang and end overlap concepts, voids, rework and touch-up limits, and why class matters.

    About 30 minutes, then a module quiz

  6. 6

    Process control and acceptance

    Cleaning and residue, inspection magnification concepts, documentation, process indicators versus defects, corrective action, the space and military addendum in brief, and how customers audit workmanship.

    About 30 minutes, then a module quiz

  7. Final examination and certificate

    20 questions drawn from the course bank. Score 70% or higher to receive your Certificate of Completion.

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