Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 12 19:28:26 EDT 1999 | Tom B
Netters, When I reflow a PCB there is a discoloration of silkscreen and mask. It appears if Profile is too hot! But I dont think so, maybe I'm wrong? 1. Kester 293 no clean 2. 2.1 C/s for 30s to 150 C 3. .5 - .7 C/s for 60s to 185 C 4. 1.5 C/s u
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 27 15:12:48 EST 2006 | GS
From technical point of view: it should not be a problem to mix Pb with Pb Free components soldered with a LF solder process. You have to take care about the max temperature allowed on your Pb components and make sure they can withstand the higher
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 03 15:38:35 EST 2015 | ttheis
Thanks for the tip! Do you find the boards require any cleanup after exiting the wave with the Superior 420-XF-LF?
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 11 07:41:55 EDT 2005 | rsmith@z-mar.com
I do recommend dedicated tips and dedicated workstations. Make sure that your tips come in with no lead in the tinning. There is a new, green heat resistant table mat that is being used in the industry to identify lead free areas. If operators see gr
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 13 15:34:55 EDT 2005 | Amol
Hi, We are in the process of transitioning to LF production. What are some of board materials being successfully used in production? Also, what surface finishes show promice of good results with SAC 305 solder? We are currently testing multiple boar
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 03 15:34:57 EST 2015 | proceng1
Superior 420-XF-LF is what we use. When we switched, it took some time of just running it through the stone before we got the optimal performance. Especially when going into the clean and dry tank on monday morning, we usually let the fluxer run for
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 06 12:11:34 EDT 2007 | james
We are starting to see issues with using Kester WS R562 with lead free components. The joints look grainy on almost all of the 0402'2 and other small components. Some of the solder does not solder to the terminations. These are hybrid boards which
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 06 12:39:01 EDT 2007 | blnorman
What's the metallization on the board? We use an immersion tin board and had to increase our profile to successfully solder.
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 08 17:04:26 EST 2015 | ttheis
Thank you very much for sharing this information. It is difficult to gain knowledge in this area independently. I'll contact Kester for information on adjusting the flux density and which "thinner" to use since I am using their flux. I really like
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 03 15:30:00 EST 2015 | ttheis
We've started off with Kester 951 'no-clean' so far which is alcohol based I believe. It seems to do very well with foaming, activation and low residue, but if we can move to water based and get good results that would be great. The 951 flux and thin
