Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 19 17:14:02 EDT 2002 | davef
Comments are: * Use an eraser if the surface of Au is not clean, but make sure the eraser has no/low ionics (such as sulfur that is a common additive for rubber). * If the plating surface required eraser to remove the top surface, the plasma normally
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 08:34:33 EST 2002 | stimpman
Dave, We haven't head issues with the material on Pcb's. The issue is now that the coating is coming off the solder builds up on the fingers. Front side brushes keep the front clean, but the back are a issue. The fingers have a "teflone"? type of c
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 28 16:51:41 EDT 2001 | pcmarch
I have had success by applying the paste flux with my finger, using a finger cot and spreading it on the PCB. This seems to put it on more consistently than using a brush.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 11 13:55:26 EDT 2007 | bschreiber
We have received several e-mails and phone calls regarding the Permali recommendation of cleaning Durostone pallets so I thought I would address these questions on the forum for everyone's benefit. Q: Can 440-R SMT Detergent be used for manual clean
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 29 14:38:54 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| Can someone help me find info on gold repair? I know it can be done, but I need to know how expensive it is, etc. | If you're talking "hard" electroplated gold, as used to plate PCB contact fingers, you can do the process inexpensively or send it
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 10 13:54:22 EST 2000 | Kris W
Hi All, We are in the process of converting from RMA solder paste to no-clean process across the shop. This will allow me to carry my semi-aqueous cleaner out of the building and set it ablaze using the terpenes as the fire water. Then I can go ab
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 20 21:01:12 EST 2000 | Dave F
Talk about glam jobs � About once a month, we�d go over to the slaughter yard to get cows� teeth for Dr. Mueller. Then we�d fixture them on their side and run them in a machine that scrubbed them with a brush for weeks. The cool thing about cows te
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 30 19:57:21 EDT 2012 | rway
How many failures? This is hard to quantify. How could you unless you witnessed a spark and all of a sudden the product no longer works. The truth is you could have a discharge and not even know it. It could brush against your clothing, or as we
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 08 15:27:25 EST 2015 | davef
Thinner: Flux thinner, NOT paint thinner We kept a spare stone in thinner in inventory. We cut PVC pipe to size, cap in one end, screw thread on the other, stone inside, filled with flux thinner and covered with a screw cap. I don't remember who we
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 11 21:34:37 EST 1999 | Dave f
| I know that static concerns are very important in your work. Are static concerns eliminated by the antic-static devices you wear or which are in your environment, or do the hand tools you use, such as picks, tweezers and brushes, need to be anti-st
