Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 16 10:31:21 EST 2002 | davef
Grant, On those 'dry pads', where does the solder paste end-up after soldering? On: * Pads * Component leads * Someplace else [Where?]
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 09 13:24:31 EST 2011 | waveroom
I have a customer who's solder paste is drying out on their stencils. Humidity 40-45, Temp 70degrees, no air blowing on stencil, no cleaning stencils with chemicals. Handling of paste is done correctly. I'm thinking maybe the paste froze during shipm
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 28 14:04:39 EST 2008 | tonyamenson
What happens as solder paste is used when it becomes un-usable? Does it dry out due to flux evaporation or does it absorb to much moisture from the air which changes its composition too much? Now for the big question. I had an operator add flux to t
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 18 22:21:26 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| | We have developed a new process for removing moisture from surface mount devices. We have one site where PCB laminate drying has been reduced to 1.5 hours. A standard oven took 4 hours to do the job. I am looking for a firm who does large scale b
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 10 09:25:47 EDT 2006 | nodlac
Here is a nugget from the Data Sheet... Wave Soldering: Excess moisture on the PCB during soldering may lead to random solder balling and poor wetting of some solder joints. IT IS IMPORTANT that the flux solvent carrier (water) is fully evaporated a
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 26 20:31:59 EDT 2010 | engr
When hand placing SMT components what is the working time before the solder paste become unusable (dry)?
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 18 12:20:09 EDT 2002 | pjc
Reject the batch of boards. Take one board, dry it, then check for solderability. If its good, do the rest. If not.....? Contact the PWB vendor for reccomendations.
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 30 13:33:50 EDT 2019 | stephendo
This is not an HVAC unit. This is a small unit attached to a production machine to keep the solder paste from drying out prematurely or slumping. The volume of air being cooled and desicated would be less than 3 or 4 cubic meters.
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 04 17:06:08 EDT 2008 | alien
It all depends on the quantity and the type of product / quality requirements. Manual placement for 20 mil pitch is not _that_ hard. Another advantage of hand soldering is that you don't have to worry about the moisture level of the replacement par
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 13 10:02:52 EST 2006 | pforister
Bill, We only allow 3 boards to be printed in front of the pick and place equipment. It is important to keep the abandon time to a minimum. You did not mention the paste that you use. Do you use no-clean or water soluble? Do you use lead free?
