Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 07 15:39:18 EST 2005 | Tim
Hi, We are looking for the best method to clean dried solder paste and residue from screen printers and wave solder equipment. What do you use for vacuuming? For breathing protection?
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 08 15:18:15 EST 2005 | Tim
Thanks for the response. What I am looking for is what personal protection or other safety precautions should be used when cleaning the machine of paste/dross/dust. Any experience with this?
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 07 20:33:35 EST 2005 | KEN
Rule 1: Clean it as soon as you see it! Don't let it dry. It's harder to clean up and can be easily injested when in a dry powder form. Rule 2: See rule 1
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 11 12:19:50 EST 2005 | Carmine Garboza
I'd like to see the rotary vane vacuum which could suck up a column of molten tin/lead 2 inches in diameter...
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 08 09:56:05 EST 2005 | caldon
Tim- You have two separate issues 1) Stencils and 2) wave. Stencils you can purchase a ultrasonic system that will remove the paste automatically or you can use stencil wipes to remove it manually. I would refrain from using towels and IPA as it dilu
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 09 08:23:31 EST 2005 | davef
We don't have experience on this, but first we'd talk to a technical type at our solder paste supplier. Baring that, we'd: * Soak a paper towel in a 'solvent' [ie Kyzen XJN, EnviroSense Enviro Gold, Petroferm Hydrex, etc]. * Place the towel in conta
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 14 15:37:48 EST 2018 | cbart
Do you mean in a reflow oven or wave solder? if so check your exhaust blower, make sure its still drawing. if not the flux/dust that builds up on the exhaust pipes may be falling into the machine.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 11 15:11:23 EDT 1998 | Dave Celestian
I am running composite fixtures on my wave solder machine and after about 500 passes each (1 month)they are showing serious signs of wear in that the composite surface is bubbling up and glass fibers are also starting to show. The problem here is t
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 15 10:19:23 EDT 1998 | dave c
| Dave, | How thick are your PCBs? Do you have adequate topside preheat or are the bottom preheaters turned up to ensure proper filleting on the top side? | Rob Rob, The average PCB is .062". There is no topside preheaters on our machine
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 14 09:09:10 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| I am running composite fixtures on my wave solder machine and after about 500 passes each (1 month)they are showing serious signs of wear in that the composite surface is bubbling up and glass fibers are also starting to show. | The problem here
