Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 14 18:45:08 EST 2009 | gregoryyork
why not use a paste where it requires no refrigeration at all cheers Greg
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 10 12:53:12 EST 2009 | deanm
Bryan, Dyoungquist is correct. You should not need to mix solder paste. Overmixing solder paste can adversely affect it. Follow these guidelines and you should be fine: 1. Keep unopened containers of paste in the refrigerator. 2. Take one container
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 17 14:13:18 EST 2004 | Claude_Couture
I have done this several times in order to save my butt: adding liquid flux in a jar of not so fresh paste, stirring it slow for 2-3 minutes, to make it usable. Of course, use no-clean flux for no clean paste, etc. During one production slow-down,
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 04 08:49:45 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
Define "expired" though... 1 week? 6 weeks? 1 month? 6 months? Unrefrigerated life is generally 30 days. If paste has been stored refrigerated at manufacturer recommended temperatures, what would you guys do, like say, if you owned your own shop
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 10 12:00:06 EST 2000 | Dave F
First, I agree with Wolfgang, in response to Wister. Second, Wolfgang: Sometimes, our blanket purchase order for paste schedules delivery of the paste in advance of production requirements. (What!!!???? In-bound material schedules don't match out-
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 07 07:40:31 EST 2018 | mohammad
Hi everybody. I'm new at SMT soldering. I'm using a stencil to print solder paste on PCB. and my board has 0402 components that it make assembling process long so I can't complete a set of board in a day and I have to continue in the next day. what
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 27 10:26:59 EST 2006 | slthomas
It seems highly unlikely that you could actually trap enough air in your paste for it to be releasing air after you've worked it a few times unless it's not rolling properly to begin with. I suppose maybe a contaminant could be present that could b
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 07 08:46:08 EST 2018 | spoiltforchoice
Your paste should specify a number of times it is OK for various things to happen. The two you might care about are the "Stencil Time"/"Working life", which is how long the paste can be out of the pot on your stencil while you print PCBs. The othe
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 10 09:06:47 EST 2009 | stepheniii
Just how cold do you store your paste? And what are your solder paste reps like? Here they fall over each other giving support for their paste. And have you seen the problem with flux separation or have you only heard about it?
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 08 08:52:42 EST 2009 | cunningham
How do people prepare there solder paste for screen print? We currently remove them from the fridge and mix them in a 500g solder paste tub mixer to mix the flux and paste together we waste to much paste at the moment as we only use the tub for 1
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