Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 04 22:40:07 EDT 2005 | davef
We'd contact suppliers of LPISM. Top LPISM available in the United States are: * Coates ImageCure XV501T & XV501TSM * Coates ImageFlex (Flexible Solder Mask) SV 601T * Enthone DSR 3241 and DSR 3241 GM * Rogers RFlex 8080 LP1 & RFlex 8080 LP3 (Flexib
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 11 22:31:40 EST 2001 | davef
I'd be surprised if solder mask color is causing your delamination. We use various solder mask colors on FR4 boards and notice no difference. * ~99% of our boards are a medium green * ~1% of our boards are dark green * One of our boards is caramel b
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 02 16:52:16 EST 2009 | boardhouse
Hi, From a Manufactures choice - Green is the best due to it is the most commonly used mask color in the industry & cheapest. Kind a like Red paint for Barns. For US shops, most only have one LPI machine and to continually switch from Green to othe
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 09 04:15:33 EDT 1999 | Jacqueline Coia
I am having cleaning problems when processing PCB's which have TAIYO solder mask on them. After processing, hand soldering and cleaning, a sticky residue is remains, resulting in a cosmetically poor finish with tide marks etc. Other soldermasks do no
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 17 22:41:37 EDT 2005 | davef
Peter are you having fun with solder masks erwat? We saw this years ago with LPI solder masks. It shows occasionally with other masks. We agree with Russ. If nothing [eg, alcohol, flux thinner, acetonitrile, or water] dissolves the haze, then it
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 08 17:47:58 EST 2004 | davef
Russ: On "usually get some mask material from our board house. It cures with heat so it works really well in our applications.": We're unsure about the type of mask that you are using, but be careful [we used to do this, also]: * Final cure of the L
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 09 10:44:13 EST 2004 | russ
I guess i might want to throw this in for future reference. After speaking with our board supplier he states that this mask is fully cured when it reaches approximately 180C. I beleive this since we usually probe the repaired area after putting the
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 05 14:45:14 EST 2000 | Hoyt Moore
Does anybody know how to remove solder mask from pads that were masked over.
Electronics Forum | Fri May 21 09:48:30 EDT 2010 | tomg_fla
Am looking for a dispensable water soluble solder mask or peelable solder mask that can be dispensed and be run through a reflow oven with no swelling or degradation. Any leads on any materials or manufacturers to contact?
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 18 08:38:17 EST 2002 | davef
Thanks Tim. Additional thoughts are: * We've talked here on SMTnet about hole fill previously. * That your ability to get hole fill is probably limited by mask in the hole makes us very uneasy, because hole could have varying levels of solder mask i
