Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 22 15:02:39 EDT 2022 | proceng1
We used to empty the tank on Friday and let the stone basically dry out over the weekend. That was before I got involved with it. We were constantly replacing stones. Now, we empty the flux Monday morning and replenish with new. That way the stone
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 03 14:37:53 EST 2015 | proceng1
Are you running a water or alcohol based flux? We run a water based product and it stays in the tank with the stone all week and is emptied and cleaned at the end of the production week. Never once have I stored the stone in thinner and I've never
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 03 15:34:57 EST 2015 | proceng1
Superior 420-XF-LF is what we use. When we switched, it took some time of just running it through the stone before we got the optimal performance. Especially when going into the clean and dry tank on monday morning, we usually let the fluxer run for
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 07 18:18:58 EST 2015 | ttheis
Hi everyone, We just got our first wave soldering machine operational (novastar 8s) and its working great. I'm just a little unsure about how to best maintain the foam fluxer daily. Do you drain it from the machine each day or just cover the flux t
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 07 13:56:31 EDT 2024 | ttheis
This machine has a compressed air storage tank built in, about 11 gallons. I am not using a storage tank after the N2 outlet but I am considering putting a small one in. We are trying to use this to feed a selective solder machine. I was not under
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 02 11:43:33 EDT 2009 | davef
You can purchase tanks of nitrogen or generate it yourself. While you're waiting for others to reply, search the fine SMTnet Archives to find threads like: http://dev.smtnet.com/Forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=23102
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 05 13:45:22 EDT 2019 | aksaustin
Is there a float switch on the storage tank? Sometimes those get gunk on them and pumps won't engage until it see's a signal.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 29 17:38:51 EDT 2006 | flipit
I might be wrong since I don't know this piece of equipment but I think ROL might be a better measure. For 63/37 it used to be 20 ppm ROL (residual oxygen level) was about what you needed for a reflow oven. This is to take full advantage of all tha
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 18 11:24:52 EST 2011 | pkannan
The following is my opinion on the Shelf life of the Solder paste. Comments are welcome to support or against it. Solder Paste users often have the issue of Shelf life expiry condition. Companies including big MNCs, order certain quantities, but du
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 22 13:01:14 EST 2015 | dyoungquist
We are using a nitrogen generator (with a N2 storage tank) that feeds 1 selective solder machine. I do not know which type of generator it is. The N2 generator has an oxygen analyzer on it. The selective solder manufacturer recommends a N2 purity
