Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 07 05:24:16 EST 2008 | muarty
I would advise that you clean the stencil thoroughly at least every 4 hours, also though it is worth cleaning the stencil top and bottom after any breaktimes. To avoid solder paste drying off in stencil apertures. Best piece of kit I've purchased was
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 25 16:38:56 EDT 2009 | esoderberg
empf issued an excellent study of calculated solder volume in the 90's. It used lotus 123 but is easily used in excel. I have used it for over 10 years. The only thing wrong is with leadless components. the amount of paste required generally is insuf
Electronics Forum | Sun May 05 17:27:32 EDT 2013 | davef
Here’s a Tweet that I made here [http://blogs.smtnet.com/smt/smt-placement/ipc-apex-2013-my-tweets/ ] … Hisco’s computer controlled frig for managing solder paste inventory … way more sophisticated than that old white frig. Davef I receive no benefi
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 19:59:22 EST 2013 | hegemon
To dyoungquist - I understand that situation. I can see where that is possible in the case that your paste has gone a bit dry. As you said, not neccessarily the recommended practice, and yes your print regularity can go out the door. However, I th
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 16 18:36:01 EST 2004 | mattkehoe
We use water soluble solder paste. When it gets a little dried out, can we add something to rejuvenate it? Liquid flux? We do not place components, just print and reflow the solderpaste so solderballs, spattering, and other issues like those are of
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 22 17:57:32 EST 2005 | Austinj
Most solder paste has a shelf life of 1 week at room temperature after opened, if resealed at the end of the shift/day. Most shelf lives are 4-6 months at 40F (refridgerated) or 1 month at room temp (unopened/sealed). Recommended stencil life is appr
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 01 07:34:19 EDT 2005 | davef
It's unusual to use a horseshoe shaped pad for a 0805. Commonly when people want to reduce the paste volume to reduce solder balling, they print a "home plate" aperature. We print paste 1:1 with the pad. �IPC-7351 LP Wizard� is the library mainten
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 08 07:27:43 EDT 2008 | lonta96
Hi, I'm from a semiconductor package assembly, and currently looking for an offline solder paste inspector capable of true volume measurement. Any recommendation for a machine that can measure paste volume on a leadframe (metal substrate)? I found
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 16:08:54 EST 2000 | Gary
I have the situation where we may need to use a variety of reflow temperatures. It seems that the design engineers want us to try a variety of "unspecified" pastes on the products. For example, the first PCB would be assembled using a higher temperat
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 16:08:54 EST 2000 | Gary
I have the situation where we may need to use a variety of reflow temperatures. It seems that the design engineers want us to try a variety of "unspecified" pastes on the products. For example, the first PCB would be assembled using a higher temperat
