Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 30 11:29:13 EST 2008 | davef
People use green soldermask because people use green soldermask. In the 1950s, the US military selected green, because they liked green better than other colors. So, here we are. We believe the performance of red and blue is comparable with green. T
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 12 17:00:14 EST 2001 | mparker
Aw Dave - you guys are so fashionable, are the dark green and red combos seasonal? caramel brown like a Pale Ale? I once heard that the green was chosen because it gives the best color contrast for white silk screens. As for color reflecting or abs
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 13 12:54:11 EST 2009 | boardhouse
Emil, Part of the problem it sounded like is that the color was not clearly defined as light or dark in Matte or gloss. Your example of car paint would have the same issue if you just ask them to paint your car green. What color of green would y
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 | Tue Jan 13 10:35:06 EST 2009 | evtimov
konrad, why did you change your mind now? Now you can agree with PCB manifacturerers? I didn;t hear anything in their defense and you gave up. If colour is not the same each time, that means they don't have standarts or knowledge to control it, an
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 09 01:15:45 EST 2009 | sarah_9
Hello, Hey friend i also wonder why always green , recently i purchased blue solder mask for my brother, it looks more attractive and lively. Regards, sarah_9 www.museoshop.com/
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 30 08:55:29 EST 2008 | umamaheswaruk
Hi all, I have couple of questions/doubts on solder mask, please clarify. Why green color solder mask is popular when compared to other solder mask (RED, PURPLE, BLUE etc.). Are there any performance issues with other solder mask if I use them.
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 | Tue Dec 11 18:32:30 EST 2001 | edmentzer
Does anyone have experience with different colors of solder mask. I am interested to know if a clear or light color mask is better in the reflow process. Most of the boards we do have a green solder mask. It seems to me that I read somewhere that
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 05 09:59:51 EST 2009 | prkonrad
HI, i work for an EMS company and i got a few remarks on the solder mask question. In the manufacturing of PCBs there should be no difference if they use other color solder mask, but in the production of electronic assembly it could make a difference
