Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 12 18:48:19 EST 1999 | Jon Medernach
Bill, You should wipe clean. The thin layer will dry out quickly and cause other problems. Remember squeegee down stop and squeegee pressure are seperate issues. If your downstop is to low the stencil and board will flex down, after the squeegee p
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 15 09:58:12 EDT 2006 | slthomas
Just to add to what dave said, the only limitation to how frequently you clean is the cost of the cleaning medium. You can wipe every board if you want to, but you'll go through material accordingly. If you're printing 16mil pitch or smaller, cleani
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 16 02:19:29 EST 1999 | Joe
| I am fairly new to the SMT game and I am getting conflicting answers to the following. Maybe someone can help me! When printing, one person is telling me that the stencil should be wiped completely clean of all paste because the quality of the
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 24 13:45:55 EDT 1998 | Scott Davies
| I use SMART WIPE for stencil cleaning but it cost too much. | Did anyone know any product that cost cheaper? | Thanks-princeton S. We use "SMT Stencil Cleaner" from JNJ Industries. It works great with paste but not 100% with epoxy. It costs us $2
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 04 10:30:22 EDT 2008 | realchunks
Wipe away all you want, if you look at your board under magnification you'll still see some paste stuck on your board. I guess it depends on what you consider clean to be. Most alcohol wipes will work fine, but only a form of washing will truly get
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 21 22:25:05 EDT 2009 | davef
What babies!!!! Sure, give it a try. * Stencil material: metal or plastic, no difference in print, metal is easier to clean, no static problem, available * Stencil thickness: Chips 0.006", SOIC 0.010" [print height equals 1/3 thickness] * For 0603, a
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 09 06:32:38 EDT 2009 | davef
Here's what is on that post referred to, not sure what you need more than ... "* Stencil material: metal or plastic, no difference in print, metal is easier to clean, no static problem, available * Stencil thickness: Chips 0.006", SOIC 0.010" [print
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 03 11:46:52 EST 2009 | davef
Search the finee SMTnet Archives for previous posts on the topic. Here's a clip from on of those posts that may get you started. [snip] * Stencil material: metal or plastic, no difference in print, metal is easier to clean, no static problem, availa
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 13 07:57:42 EST 1999 | Kelly
| I am fairly new to the SMT game and I am getting conflicting answers to the following. Maybe someone can help me! When printing, one person is telling me that the stencil should be wiped completely clean of all paste because the quality of the
Electronics Forum | Tue May 10 12:25:38 EDT 2011 | leemeyer
It does sound as if you may have an encoder problem. Have you cleaned the encoder glass ? A spec of grease or other matter on theis glass can cause problems. Be careful when cleaning because you do not want to break it. Clean the front of the encoder
