Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 17 13:57:27 EDT 2005 | ppwlee
We have encountered what appears to be mask discoloration after wave soldering. The areas of concern coincide with the areas that were exposed selectively by fixtures during wave soldering, dominated by one date code of PCB with a slightly different
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 02 16:52:16 EST 2009 | boardhouse
Hi, From a Manufactures choice - Green is the best due to it is the most commonly used mask color in the industry & cheapest. Kind a like Red paint for Barns. For US shops, most only have one LPI machine and to continually switch from Green to othe
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 14 20:28:24 EST 2001 | davef
Not to worry. Just run the boards through the cleaner. It will remove all the solder balls. The gross filter on your washer will collect all the solder balls. Coo eh? ;-) How to cure SM? Is your mask UV, er thermal? After learning the type, you
Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 15 06:29:40 EDT 2009 | abeasia
Help, experiencing discolor of a white solder resist paint after reflow of 250 degree, it turned yellow. Have tried many paints, no luck. Anyone knows one that wouldn't change color and holds the white nicely? Thanks for your support in advance.
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 09 12:20:28 EDT 2009 | richardli
What is the cause of this discoloarion? Soldermask masterial wrong? Thanks.
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 16 16:01:06 EDT 2009 | davef
White, lead free * Taiyo America PSR-4000 LEW1 * Huntsman (formerly Vantico, formerly Ciba Geigy) Probimer 77 white solder mask Also, search around LEDs Magazine [ http://www.ledsmagazine.com/ ]. White solder masks are often used as a reflective ba
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 16 19:46:48 EDT 2009 | abeasia
Hi Dave F. Thanks for the suggestion, will give it a try. With Appreciation, ABE.Asia
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 18 09:25:16 EDT 2009 | ysutariya
There's not really a good answer except that I think that the industry wasn't really prepared for such an increased use of white soldermask combined with the importance of using the white as a reflecting surface. Essentially, the resins commonly u
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 23 11:42:01 EDT 2009 | ysutariya
Hi Dave, I haven't tried the Probimer yet, but the Taiyo ink didn't hold up too well. As a PCB fabricator, finding a white soldermask that has good trace coverage and survives 4X solder immersion (HASL) is like the holy grail of white soldermask.
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 11 17:04:47 EST 2015 | davef
A-610E, 10.7.4 covers solder mask discoloration. Use that for your disposition In a previous thread, Boardhouse told us "Here are a couple of things that can affect color. * Material color is the major, * Matte green from Enthone would be different
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