Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 20 09:41:52 EST 2000 | blnorman
Ideally we want to mix the same lot numbers in a repackaged tube. Once again, these are partial tubes that have been thrown away. If the ratio is right to begin with the only change would be due to air exposure. Semco makes a TC seal which, if we
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 27 08:47:24 EST 2007 | ratsalad
The letter below was dated December 13, 2006 from Kester's Senior Market Development Engineer. I guess since then they have moved production back to Mexico. We no longer use EM907 as our primary Pb-free paste so I haven't seen any containers in a w
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 22 07:52:37 EDT 2004 | Chris L.
Hi Grant, The purpose for allowing the solder paste to reach room temp before production is to reduce the amount of water absobtion from the air. (e.g. a cold glass of water "sweats" on a humid day)The purpose for mixing is to make the viscosity more
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 15 06:18:50 EST 2007 | CL
Good Morning Stephen, 1) Most solder paste manufacturers recommend a 2 hour temperature stabilazation period. Solder paste should not be opened and exposed to ambient air if it is still cold. 2)Manufacturers do not reccomend mixing old and new paste
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 28 18:10:13 EST 2000 | Michael Parker
Norman- I would be pushing to get the real world to match the ideal world, in other words get your jobsetters to do the right thing. You are looking to incur more costs to justify not having to make people do their job right. A bit of training a
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 21 10:05:22 EDT 1999 | Mark Quealy
| | | I recently switched from solder paste in 500 gram jars to 500 gram tubes. I did this to try to limit the time the paste is exposed to the room environment. But we have a need to clean the stencil every 4 - 5 boards which means taking the bulk p
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 20 19:09:25 EDT 1999 | JohnW
| | I recently switched from solder paste in 500 gram jars to 500 gram tubes. I did this to try to limit the time the paste is exposed to the room environment. But we have a need to clean the stencil every 4 - 5 boards which means taking the bulk pas
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 21 11:49:24 EDT 1999 | Deon Nungaray
| | | | I recently switched from solder paste in 500 gram jars to 500 gram tubes. I did this to try to limit the time the paste is exposed to the room environment. But we have a need to clean the stencil every 4 - 5 boards which means taking the bulk
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 26 08:27:30 EDT 2007 | ck_the_flip
If your product mix is similar in terms of thermal mass and componentry, find some standard setpoints (by doing a baseline profile) which will produce a thermal profile that's within the specs. of your solder paste and product. This approach usually
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 15 20:41:54 EDT 2006 | davef
Alpha UP78 was a modern solder paste. Check with your supplier for recommendations. You're are cleaning some flux residue with the IPA and reducing the leakage current. We're not wild about using IPA. Problems with IPA are: * IPA / material being