Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 14:56:51 EDT 2004 | russ
in a thread titled ".5mm bga" there is a reference to a paste by alpha that is no-clean and is supposed to be made specifically for this situation. I suppose that increasing the pad dimension to .012" is out of the question? Russ
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 17 10:24:23 EST 2004 | rlackey
Hi Matt, What printer are you using? you may be able to get an envronmental unit for it to keep the paste cooler & at the right humidity for longer, thus extending it's effective window. Cheers, Rob.
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 03 09:20:29 EST 2005 | russ
Unforunately, the only one who can give you that answer is the manufacturer. They are the only ones who know what is in their paste and how it reacts to different situations and conditions.
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 02 08:36:22 EST 2008 | davef
As a minimum, we clean the printer setup every shift change. Probably the best advice on this is from your paste supplier.
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 04 14:49:51 EDT 2008 | tombstone
Flux seperation is a common problem observed due to expiration of paste. The symptom is a yellow layer of flux when you open the jar. Excess flux separation will cause priting problems such as smearing and slumping.
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 04 01:39:21 EDT 2008 | slthomas
All of what Dave says is spot on. I suspect that the most likely corresponding defects on your assemblies would be poor wetting and insufficient solder.
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 21:47:22 EST 2000 | Dave F
Interesting, Gary. Try this: 1 Assess candidate solders by reviewing J-STD-006 (http://canfieldmetals.com/j-std006.htm) to determine solder formulations that have liquidous temperatures in the desired range. 2 Request recommended profiles from supp
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 21:47:22 EST 2000 | Dave F
Interesting, Gary. Try this: 1 Assess candidate solders by reviewing J-STD-006 (http://canfieldmetals.com/j-std006.htm) to determine solder formulations that have liquidous temperatures in the desired range. 2 Request recommended profiles from supp
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 15 06:34:54 EST 2012 | sowmya
Normally paste manufacturer specifies stencil life of a paste is 10 hours. the question is, if i run a continuous manufacturing for 40 hours, we will be adding 250 g of paste for every two hours. The addition of 250 g will be mixed with the paste whi
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 15 10:05:26 EDT 2010 | davef
Why not use the same paste volume as you currently use? Alternately, although we haven't used it in a while, doesn't IPC have a very nice paste volume, aperture calculator that could be used for this? Or is it just a pad size calculator used for
