Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 11 22:31:40 EST 2001 | davef
I'd be surprised if solder mask color is causing your delamination. We use various solder mask colors on FR4 boards and notice no difference. * ~99% of our boards are a medium green * ~1% of our boards are dark green * One of our boards is caramel b
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 30 08:55:29 EST 2008 | umamaheswaruk
Hi all, I have couple of questions/doubts on solder mask, please clarify. Why green color solder mask is popular when compared to other solder mask (RED, PURPLE, BLUE etc.). Are there any performance issues with other solder mask if I use them.
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 11 18:32:30 EST 2001 | edmentzer
Does anyone have experience with different colors of solder mask. I am interested to know if a clear or light color mask is better in the reflow process. Most of the boards we do have a green solder mask. It seems to me that I read somewhere that
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 09 01:15:45 EST 2009 | sarah_9
Hello, Hey friend i also wonder why always green , recently i purchased blue solder mask for my brother, it looks more attractive and lively. Regards, sarah_9 www.museoshop.com/
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 | Mon Jan 05 09:59:51 EST 2009 | prkonrad
HI, i work for an EMS company and i got a few remarks on the solder mask question. In the manufacturing of PCBs there should be no difference if they use other color solder mask, but in the production of electronic assembly it could make a difference
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 12 01:20:07 EST 2009 | sachu_70
Hi Konrad, I would suggest you include a clear mention of your requirement towards mask color as a "Special Note" in PCB Gerber / PCB drawing, for ready reference by your PCB manufacturing during fabrication. However, slight changes in color shade co
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 14 08:43:14 EST 2009 | prkonrad
I did not change my mind, I just said that we sat down with the manufacturer and showed them the 3-4 different color PCBs for one product. They agreed that it is not acceptable... and supply us only from one of their sites. (the different manufacturi
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 14 18:23:05 EST 2009 | boardhouse
konrad, Here are a couple of things that can affect color. 1) Material color is the major, 2) Matte green from Enthone would be different in shad than Matte green from Taiyo. 3) Solder mask is two parts, One the green mask, two the hardner, having t
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 09 04:15:33 EDT 1999 | Jacqueline Coia
I am having cleaning problems when processing PCB's which have TAIYO solder mask on them. After processing, hand soldering and cleaning, a sticky residue is remains, resulting in a cosmetically poor finish with tide marks etc. Other soldermasks do no
