Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 26 13:31:05 EDT 2004 | Dreamsniper
Hi, I always caught our touch-up operators cleaning touched up boards improperly. Either by just wiping with lint free clothe the solder joints of the components after touch up or by just going behind the aqeuous cleaner and scooping some water then
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 09 08:56:22 EST 2016 | sumote
The screens go in with some paste left on 'em, (operators can only remove so much manually) > That is BS. We clean our screens by hand ONLY and I am able to remove all of the solder using a 1" putty knife and Micro Care Alcohol-Enhanced Flux Rem
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 29 18:17:48 EST 2004 | kerryn
It should be noted that some of the main reasons to change from manual cleaning to automated stencil cleaning are: � Manual cleaning is not consistent � quality is totally in the operators hands � Contamination left on the stencil and in the aperture
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 18 15:02:07 EST 2005 | pmd
Please clarify, Z axis gears (Blades)? The MPM head I believe is what your are asking is driven up and down via a lead screw. The machine gets the zero point from the "HAT" tactile sensor in the table nest. When squegees are installed the blades are
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 16 14:04:14 EST 2000 | Cartman
Greetings. My company has a VOC-Free no-clean wave solder flux with 4% solids. I have a number of questions as they relate to our ICT Fixtures. Currently, we're encountering the following issues: 1.) PM on probes....What is the recommended PM p
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 04 17:05:52 EDT 2002 | davef
Solder balls floating around on the air currents of a reflow oven. I sincerely doubt it. Could the solder on your gold fingers be from: * Excess placement force during P&P? * Ejactula from solder deposits during rapid preheat ramp rates? * Ejactula
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 21 17:11:24 EST 2017 | u4bga
We're about to setup our own soldering process... I have some experience from the contract manuf industry. Types of solder processes: - tip soldering robot for low volume - Japan UNIX LASER soldering machine for high volume Questions: 1) Examples
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 09 21:41:49 EST 2005 | Grant
Hi, We have been running the same stencils for about a year, 5 thou thick, 1-mm pitch BGA's and every-things been ok, but then suddenly over the last week, 2 different products have had paste release issues with the BGA. It's odd because nothings c
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 09 08:23:31 EST 2005 | davef
We don't have experience on this, but first we'd talk to a technical type at our solder paste supplier. Baring that, we'd: * Soak a paper towel in a 'solvent' [ie Kyzen XJN, EnviroSense Enviro Gold, Petroferm Hydrex, etc]. * Place the towel in conta
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 04 12:34:48 EST 2004 | cyber_wolf
I know that many smaller companies clean their stencils the same way you do. If you get good results cleaning your stencils this way then I would say stick with the alcohol/wipe method. Take your stencil and put it under a microscope.If the aperture
