Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 29 13:47:32 EST 2003 | Jacob
We are currently storing small amounts of our conformal coating waste. Recently someone asked how we would dispose of the material and I hadn't the slightest idea because this is a new process for us. I started to look into proper disposal for the
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 29 16:14:16 EST 2003 | blnorman
One of the safest ways to dispose of urethane conformal coating waste is to cure it. Once it's cured it no longer is considered a hazardous waste. In the uncured state it is. We have tubes of epoxy adhesives (out of shelf life) that we do the same
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 03 07:37:44 EST 2009 | duso02
The quality of the brush is most important. We use artist brushes from Torrington Brush Works. Sable works best but are the most expensive. We use more camel hair. They work best for us as we "hand coat" hundreds of boards a week and go through many
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 23 12:21:11 EST 2006 | Rob
Well, at least it gives you an option if you ever have a heavy fall & land on your head. Could you not modify an ESD coat & add some copper welding rod to give it that flying in the wind look? You could even decorate it with some disposable heal st
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 07 10:25:37 EST 2017 | ttheis
Thanks for the tip. I'm still getting familiar with the machine by reading the manuals as I have time. Was wondering what type of solvent you use to clean the dispensing mechanism parts? Or do you not clean anything and simply dispose of the syring p
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 06 14:03:18 EDT 2013 | horchak
If you are a CEM you are setting yourself up for failure and will be left holding the bag. Flash gold has one purpose. It is a protective coating for the base medal to keep it from oxidizing. It is very thin and will be absorbed into the solder joint
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 28 21:01:09 EST 2008 | davef
Tony: Thanks posting information about your experience with strippers. First, why did you need to strip the entire board? Next, please clarify the following points to expand our knowledge of using Humiseal 1063 Stripper: * How long was the conforma
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 12 04:33:15 EDT 1999 | Brian
| | | We have three buckets filled with leftover solder paste from our screen printing process. Kester has informed me that they no longer take paste, but only dross and pot dumpings. Does anyone know if there's someplace I can recycle this, or am
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 18 20:09:52 EDT 1999 | Dean
| Has there anyone bold enough to try this in their shops? My cubemate just got through telling me that at his last shop, they had bare copper boards (no HASL, no OSP, no nothing), with minimal solderability problems. | yes, 8 years ago I developed
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 12 16:26:01 EDT 1999 | Jeff Sanchez
| | | | We have three buckets filled with leftover solder paste from our screen printing process. Kester has informed me that they no longer take paste, but only dross and pot dumpings. Does anyone know if there's someplace I can recycle this, or a
