Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 24 08:32:17 EST 2006 | davef
Lifted pads are almost always caused by pad to substrate adhesion likely degraded significantly after too much heat. Poorly trained operators armed with soldering irons can do this expertly.
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 | Thu Dec 10 12:57:25 EST 2009 | scottp
We've used mostly cartridges for many years and I only saw separation once when a particular paste supplier had a problem. With cartridges it's just thaw and use - no mixing. We have some sites that use jars along with mixers and I've never been co
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 28 07:23:24 EDT 2011 | scottp
My group supports a couple hundred lines all over the world. Most of them use squeegees but a few use either the MPM Rheometric pump heads or the DEK Proflow heads. I absolutely hate the enclosed heads. Flux separation, compaction, and the print q
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 | Tue Mar 20 09:31:56 EST 2001 | PeteC
I dunno.: e�lec�tro�lyt�ic Of or relating to electrolysis. Produced by electrolysis. Of or relating to electrolytes. e�lec�trol�y�sis Chemical change, especially decomposition, produced in an electrolyte by an electric current. Destruction
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 27 09:58:05 EDT 2011 | davef
Pressure printing systems Conventional stencil printing techniques have fundamental limitations as regards paste handling: The volume of paste available for printing is limited, so frequent replenishment is necessary Paste is difficult to c
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 20 00:48:22 EST 2006 | pavel_murtishev
Good morning, In this case separation speed doesn�t affect print quality. Separation speed decrease makes print quality the same or worse. Apertures still remain blocked. Any ideas? Thanks. BR, Pavel
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 | Thu Mar 23 13:48:07 EST 2000 | John Storjohann
A number of years ago I used a Kester product called Solder Saver. It is a thick liquid that one squirts onto the dross on a hot solder pot. It separates out the solder leaving a crust of almost clean dross. Unfortunately a mask is still required. Th