Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 19 10:27:38 EST 2011 | kahrpr
Just a thought. What is the real shelf life of the past? Do manufactures low ball the self life to sell more paste. If the past is perfectly good one day before the expiration date is it still bad one day after I doubt it. Right or wrong I have seen
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 19 09:18:14 EDT 2011 | davef
Could this be an opportunity to explore the use of cartridge-type paste dispensers? Or maybe a reason to keep working over the weekend. * Re-Storing & Re-Using “Used” Solder Paste. Though not a recommended practice, used solder paste from the stenci
Electronics Forum | Thu May 10 22:16:51 EDT 2012 | davef
It's bad practice to remix used solder paste with new solder paste in the jar. Further, some would argue that it's bad practice to reuse solder paste period. If economics force you to reuse solder paste, store it for reuse in an empty jar. When rea
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 20 10:08:30 EDT 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
| | 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 | Fri Dec 17 08:05:00 EST 2004 | davef
Your solder paste is talking to you, follow its message. Listen to the paste. Be at one with the paste. If you insist on ignoring the message of the paste, add more paste, if you just need to complete the last board or so, but you really should ju
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 09 19:55:32 EST 2006 | davef
"Poor release" (paste hanging-up in the stencil holes) could have three main (or combination of) causes: 1 Equipment * Proper aperture area ratio provide better release * Laser cut release better than chemical etched stencil 2 Process * Snap-off dis
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 04 07:46:36 EST 2006 | itwasbill
Hi all, What are the pro's and cons of pasting ahead? The definition of pasting ahead for this question is the act of pasting 10 or 15 pc boards and then running then repeat. I do not like this philosophy. I'd prefer to paste, run, reflow then
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 28 09:37:48 EDT 2000 | greg
what mfg paste are you having problems with. We went through a time that we had some similar paste problems and looked at a lot of different paste types.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 13:49:20 EDT 2000 | Jeanette
When dispensing paste would you reccomend dispensing the paste first then inserting the component or inserting the component, clinching the leads and then dispensing the paste. I have heard that the latter may cause dry joints. Would you use the sa
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 10 03:11:11 EST 2000 | Wister
Hi,how to control the solder paste,condition as belows? place at room temp.or put it into refrig.again if the unopened paste has been warmed up 8 hours but it would not been used at once in case of schedule changing.Assuming that this solder paste wi
