Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 16:57:41 EDT 2002 | cfraser
Currently in our facility we store used and discarded flux residues from the wave solder machines in 50 gallon drums. These drums are picked up and disposed of by an outside contractor. During a recent audit we were cited for not having the drums pr
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 09 11:39:44 EDT 2004 | rtaft
Hi Chris, We use RMA but are considering changing to OA if it will help us acheive our goals of high quality and low cost. Our boards are requred to meet IPC class 3. Again, I am new to this so any advice about flux is appreciated. We are current
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 15 11:05:16 EDT 2004 | rlackey
Hi John, It depends on what equipment and resources you have at your disposal - if you have an antique wave with crap adjustment & hand sprayed flux, no debridging/air knife system on a tightly packed board with a multitude of fine pitch connectors
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 17 17:53:12 EST 1999 | Steve Skinner
| | Does anyone have any recommendations on spray fluxers? Are there major differences between the high priced ultrasonic machines to the low priced flux/air spraying machines? We are going to be spraying an OA flux with 11% solids content. Are there
Electronics Forum | Thu May 23 22:17:47 EDT 2002 | davef
Not intending to undercut Mike's offer, but to compliment it. Consider asking Heraeus for guidance about cleaning the residues from reflowing your paste. Some NC flux res: * Cannot be cleaned. * Can be cleaned after a relatively short period of tim
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 20:39:06 EST 2006 | aqueous
Of course there are solvents which are less harmful to the environment than others. The operative phrase is �less harmful�. As a rule, water-based chemistries are �greener� than solvents. There are some solvent blends designed for aqueous-based eq
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 29 08:12:56 EST 2008 | davef
Solder paste suppliers often make recommendations on solder paste handling after removing it from the container [eg, jar, cartridge, etc]. For instance, Multicore Solder Paste Handling Guidelines, September 2004 says: As a general rule, paste that h
Electronics Forum | Mon May 15 14:42:27 EDT 2000 | John Thorup
Hi Sal I've used the Stevens product for about 5 years and have nothing but good to say about them. pallets? can't say. The gloves simply extent the finger length by about 0.04" They come in 15" sticks so the length is up to you. Print/reflow contam
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 07 15:19:42 EDT 2001 | davef
Watt tiepoo? [Cereally, you can usually fix typos after you post by using the P yellow �edit� button that shows when you are looking at your posting.] We�re had people on SMTnet that were washing their boards with a brush attached to the end of a ga
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 07 09:23:25 EST 2016 | rgduval
We've had our My500 for about four months now, and couldn't be happier. We are a super-high-mix, super-low-volume shop, and the flexibility provided by the 500 over stencils is stunning. So, you buy 5-10 stencils a week? That's 260-520 stencils a
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