Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 14 13:21:17 EST 2014 | emeto
This is according to Kester What happens if the paste gets too cold? At temperatures below -15oC (5oF), one or more components of the solder paste may crystallize, producing a non-homogeneous appearance to the solder paste. Such non-homogeneity may
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 24 00:54:49 EDT 2014 | isd_jwendell
Don't do that! When solder paste dries out, all parts of the flux do not leave. The volatiles leave. Adding new flux messes with the chemistry and %metals and will not perform like new paste. If you can, get your paste in cartridges. It will last lo
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 09 13:28:24 EST 2018 | jmedernach
Pin holes in the solder joints on various devices can be an indicator of something amiss with the solder paste itself. Solder paste storage may be a concern. Do you possibly have someone putting paste back in the refrigerator after use? Are you tr
Electronics Forum | Mon May 13 13:45:33 EDT 2019 | whitelancer64
I am having the same problem with the MPM Accela solder paste printer machine. If the fiducials are adjusted for PCB alignment, the location of the paste is then wrong, and vision inspection fails. This is a problem for both pad preview inspection
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 20 09:20:39 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| 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 paste
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 24 00:31:21 EDT 1999 | Scott McKee
| Has anyone ever heard of testing solder paste quality by pasting a board and making a determination of the quality by measuring paste height and width after the board is pasted. Would you consider this a valid test for solder paste testing? | I ag
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 26 20:35:08 EDT 2002 | davef
There are no industry standards for eutectic solder-paste in conjunction with the life span of solder-paste. Whatever that is. Speaking of that ['whatever that is.'], what do you mean by �life span of solder-paste�? Is that: * Shelf life? * Workin
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 20 22:39:03 EST 2006 | davef
Pavel Point: You suspect that solder paste can easily get to solder mask causing beading, because the aperture is larger than the component pad. Comment: Probably, this is incorrect. We overprint on solder mask all day long when doing paste-in-hol
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 14 07:30:14 EDT 2007 | davef
So, you toss whatever is on the stencil every 8 hours. Correct? How long has it been on the stencil? * If that particular paste has been on the stencil for 8 hours, we'd agree to toss it too. * If paste has been on the stencil for less than 8 hour
Electronics Forum | Sun May 13 02:08:26 EDT 2012 | isd_jwendell
In testing 63/37 SnPb NC paste I have seen HUGE differences in performance. Have you tried a different paste? I prefer AIM (NC257-2), they have performed well in each round of testing. My observations regarding mixing old and new paste: The paste ha
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