Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 11 09:01:54 EST 2014 | emeto
You should get your paste in ice(dry ice). Then you should keep it in a fridge. Many pastes now have 1month shelf life(after you take it out of the fridge). If you follow all the above, you might be having: 1. Lot problem - try different lots of you
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 14 08:41:23 EDT 2015 | emeto
I don't know what paste you are using, but most of the leading brands can stay out of the fridge for up to 6 months.The paste you already took out of the cartridge should last you several days - up to one week, depending on your room temperature and
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 10 10:24:46 EST 2000 | Wolfgang Busko
Don�t put it back when you can foresee the future need as mentioned. You would have to go through the warmup again. What�s this storage in a fridge good for anyway ? Wolfgang
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 22 15:18:28 EDT 2004 | russ
Remove the paste from the fridge the night before, If you feel the need to knead we just put the paste on the stencil and work it a little bit with a spatula. Russ
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 05 23:01:01 EST 2004 | MZC
Hello! I would like to know the maximum no. of hours that an opened solder paste and then closed for sometime but never returned to the fridge? Thanks.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 18 10:35:09 EST 2006 | slthomas
That is pretty much what we did at a previous employer. This was a medical device manufacturer so the validation had to show that the system met the current (circa 1985) standards. 'cept we used a converted fridge.
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 06 17:06:29 EST 2006 | stepheniii
Look on the bright side you will only have to store pasted boards overnight in the fridge, one time. Just make sure you reflow one such board before you waste time populating any others.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 26 09:56:37 EDT 2008 | gabriella
hello Zonker cheaper versions tws essemtec ivastech heeb fridge autotronik more expensive: mydata siemens juki uic GSM europlacer ipulse assemblion I will definitely miss some, but at least is some place to start.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 26 17:19:52 EDT 2008 | ratsalad
That is basically what we use. Also, in the paste storage fridge we have a similar FIFO rack. Load from the back, pull from the front.
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 08 07:37:19 EDT 2008 | muarty
Thanks for all the ideas and suggestions. One other side question. Does anyone have any experience of, or have any views on Paste conditioners? Basically the paste is removed from fridge and spun for 7 minutes or so then is ready for production.
