Electronics Forum | Mon May 14 19:16:49 EDT 2001 | jagman
Dave: Actually, I'm located in the South Bay (Santa Clara)! Good guess. Now, for more in-depth information: So far, the distribution has been limited to one board out of 10 assembled, so far from one lot. The components assembled are exclusively
Electronics Forum | Fri May 11 15:43:41 EDT 2001 | davef
More information would be helpful. For instance: * Talk about the distribution of the problem, including a single lot or from various lots and over components and component types on the board * Tell us about the board (ie, thickness, type, solder ma
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 11 15:27:50 EDT 2015 | u4bga
Hi! We're noticing white spots on 2 PCBAs after the selective soldering & DI Wash processes. ----Facts---- 1) The marking is on all boards, irrespective of date code 2) It only happens on leads that have been selective soldered 3) The pattern of w
Electronics Forum | Fri May 26 04:58:19 EDT 2023 | auriga2001
I agree with the two other replies. Left alone, it is a defect. If it's just excess adhesive or coating, you can use IPC-7711/7721 'Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies' for guidance on removing. Section 2.3.1 explains how to te
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 | Sun May 13 21:02:34 EDT 2001 | djarvis
Gary, You're not trying to clean these boards with Iso or other solvents after using no-clean solder paste? That'll do it.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 10 11:57:16 EDT 2005 | pr
Is the peelable mask (put on by the boardhouse) flat on the surface of the pcb? If so can you tell me the material name, so maybe I can find a picture? We have to print adhesive on the board, so the mask has to be flat. That is why Kapton from the b
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 09 13:25:24 EDT 2005 | pr
From what I can gather, the annular rings are used for grounding when these boards are put in housings. A screw goes through the hole and is torqued down. If there is excess solder on the annular ring, the screw doesn't seat properly. The pallets cov
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 Jul 23 10:56:38 EDT 2018 | dleeper
I've never seen this before and I would be suspicious. Have you tried to dust it off with a brush or Q-tip, it might just be some sort of process contamination. Have you looked at the reel to see if the parts are coming in with these spots from the