Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 14 12:28:04 EST 2000 | Dave F
Chris: I can't a semi-auto dip tank being any faster than manually dipping. Better control - yes. Less messy - yes. Other stuff Graham mentioned - yes. Have you discussed your goals with some of the used equipment folks listed in the archives?
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 15 10:23:48 EDT 2004 | mrmaint
Matt, are there any discoloration of the pads on the raw boards. i have seen what we refer to as gray pads. Ran into this in the past and it turned out to be a problem at the board house with one of their dipping tanks. The proper levels for the proc
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 29 17:44:13 EDT 2004 | davidcb
Davef, thanks for inputs. I think your correct, we have since obtained some ionic analysis and sure enough there is relatively high chlorides on the bare pcbs. The toluene is controlled within dip tank / drying system, almost no exposure to workers.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 04 11:42:05 EDT 2023 | proceng1
I did some further reading yesterday and an ultra-sonic dip tank seems to be the recommendation, using a BGA cleaning solvent. I am not sure how such a process would affect the populated side of the board.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 02 12:07:00 EDT 2001 | mparker
I was a bit amused the way you "tanked" that dip John. I mean you skewered him without benefit of remoulade, that puppy was tarred and feathered, chopped, chromed, toasted!!! I was a bit surprised that you chose to get back into the thread, it didn't
Electronics Forum | Wed May 02 16:20:01 EDT 2001 | mparker
As a second thought, just to address your problem, try contacting a local fabrication shop for restaurant supply. They are used to working with stainless steel. I once had a complete sink/workstation top fabricated to my specs. for a fraction of the
Electronics Forum | Wed May 02 22:33:44 EDT 2001 | davef
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Electronics Forum | Wed May 02 22:36:50 EDT 2001 | davef
I hear ya and yer probably correct, but the drives on the pup are whipped and I wasn't aimin to spend much time with it, yano. Just order some parts, slap 'em in, and get bustin'. But that just may not be what Ima gunna do, whether I like it or not
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 16:34:01 EST 2000 | Chris McDonald
Does anybody have a source for jigs/tanks for a manual dip operation? We are stuck conformally coating PCBs manualy and the volumes do not justify us buying a 100k automated machine. there for we have to manually dip the pcb in a silicon based coatin
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 18 03:21:59 EDT 2014 | skipbruce
Hello June The following infomationI find from net for you reference. OSP (Organic Solderability Preservative) 1)Preserves copper surface from oxidation until asse mbly. 2) Very thin coating (100-4000 Angstroms). 3)Applied in a vertical (dip tank
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