Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 03 22:56:48 EDT 2008 | davef
Potential impacts of using expired solder paste are [University of Bolton]: * Changed paste rheology. Result: poor print quality * Loss of solvents. Result: reduced flux activity * Changed flux formulation. Result: More difficult to clean flux residu
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 17:02:40 EST 2003 | Kris
Try alpha fry technologies. http://www.frymetals.com/manufacturing/solder_reclain1.html
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 27 14:24:05 EST 2005 | davef
pmdeuel: Was that "about 60 %solder and 40 % flux" according to volume or weight?
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 13:55:46 EDT 2004 | arcandspark
I have samples coming in, AIM and ALPHA, Multicore use to have manufacturing in the same town but disappeared. Your right about getting better help fro other, Indium is the worse I have ever had to deal with. They act like I am bothering them when I
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 08:08:33 EDT 1999 | Rob Palson
We process both tin/lead plated boards and gold plated boards in our surface mount group. I have used Sn62/Pb36/Ag2 solder paste on all gold plated boards to help prevent gold scavaging. To reduce the amount of different solder pastes we have to bu
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 18 15:23:05 EST 2004 | grayman
We used to add flux on a "expired" solder paste but we discontinued as there are many problems and customers complaints coming from our American customer. Like unwetted solder pads,dull and cold solder and many others. The profit is really ok but qua
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 05 17:50:26 EDT 1999 | John
Is the no clean solder paste as good? We are wondering if we can elliminate the wash when we change from through hole to surface mount.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 08:55:01 EDT 1999 | James Whitehouse
We have experienced problems with chlorine damaging certain components, is there anyone with similar problems and possible solutions ? preferably info about a source for chlorine free solder paste Thanks James
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 08:53:16 EDT 1999 | James Whitehouse
We have experienced problems with chlorine damaging certain components, is there anyone with similar problems and possible solutions ? preferably info about a source for chlorine free solder paste Thanks James
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 15:10:55 EST 2003 | vortex
My company is looking into selling off our old solder paste, Is there anyone who currently does this and can offer some comparitive prices/pound.
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