Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 22 16:55:04 EST 2006 | mark
Hi, We are not using vaccum caps. The support pins for both printers is the same ande cover all board (components only on Top side of the PCB). I will check snap-off (right know setting 0.2-04. mm/s). I also suspected poor gasketing but clamps are o
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 13 11:45:27 EST 2007 | realchunks
If you're using vaccuum to hold the board, too much vacuum can cause bad print. This generally occurs during snap off. You can either decrease snap-off time of reduce vacuum.
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 06:37:39 EST 2007 | mk
We have been processing a family of boards for 3 years. No issues. New PCB Vendor and the boards suddenly will not print very well. Sloppy printing definition. Closer inspection reveals that the soldermask is built up .0012-.0019 over the vias, preve
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 07:50:34 EST 2007 | davef
Jax: Matt works for Sipad. In the past, he has posted questions, often with pix, seeking help resolving production issues, often involving issues with bare boards. He's not pimping his product.
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 09 16:11:31 EST 2007 | MAC
Not an expert on PCB manufacture, but it looks like mask from other side of PCB flowed through vias before this side was masked. Is it possible previous vendor masked this side first, or used film-type mask which would not flow through?
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 17:19:36 EST 2007 | stepheniii
We have been processing a family of boards for 3 > years. No issues. New PCB Vendor and the boards > suddenly will not print very well. Sloppy > printing definition. Closer inspection reveals > that the soldermask is built up .0012-.0019 over >
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 13 11:20:59 EST 2007 | cevans MPM printer specialist
Off contact is generaly less favourable than on contact printing. print height becomes a issue towards the edge or foil clamps. If you Had little or no issues with your previous board vendor re-check your specs you supplied to your current vendor. If
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 07:36:11 EST 2007 | jax
mk, Should I read into the fact that you posted this on a sipad website? You could always add an etch process to you stencil design to gasket around the raised mask locations. It is currently done when additive etch's/trace's are used. The extra $20
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 13:43:33 EST 2007 | realchunks
Board vendors are always right. Unless you build yourself in their facility, at their price. Ways around this are half etch your stencil over the vias, open the resist (mask) on the vias, or use your own product (Sipad). The resist (mask) does app
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 09 07:51:09 EST 2007 | jax
If the attack was unwarranted I apologize. I still stick to my answer. Unless the board shop can get rid of it you have to find a way to deal with it. Etching trace paths into the stencils is inexpensive and works just fine. If you do not have the ti
