Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 16 19:05:45 EST 2014 | warwolf
Seen it. We use a lead free process, sometimes our supplier will use a lead process silk screen that burns at a lower temp. The HASL coat was still SN100CL.
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 12 16:55:42 EDT 1999 | Mike Demos
Thanks for all of your replys. I will include these in our design review meeting tomorrow! | In a cost-reduction effort, our Design group is attempting to eliminate silk-screen (legend ink) on some new products. By the elimination of this process,
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 13 23:57:55 EDT 1999 | se
As a stencil vendor to some assembly houses and small in-house assembly shops, both without CAD people rushing to put the paste layers (if they even generate one) into stencil friendly format, the silk screen is the only communication tool we have to
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 11 12:58:21 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| In a cost-reduction effort, our Design group is attempting to eliminate silk-screen (legend ink) on some new products. By the elimination of this process, there will be a slight decrease in the cost of the bare board. | | Presently, the silk scre
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 03 08:28:29 EST 2002 | davef
We have had poor solderability from silk screen being on pads, but have never measured the conductivity.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 13 02:20:43 EDT 2013 | mun4o
put the silk screen mask between pads.Add drain pads after TO220.
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 15:43:13 EDT 2022 | emeto
If you replicate this design, stay away from the silk screen shown on the picture.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 07 17:06:56 EST 2001 | davef
Most of us, here on SMTnet, are either assemblers or sale types. Assemblers use stencils [metal foil, secured in a frame] instead of silk screens. Fabricators use silk screens in various photoimaging processes for applying etch resists, solder mask
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 16 22:12:41 EDT 2007 | davef
There is limited benefit to silk screen legends. They cost ~$45 a side per batch. There is benefit to some board users in having reference designator and orientation markings as an aid in test and repair actions. There is no reason these markings
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 11 13:53:45 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| In a cost-reduction effort, our Design group is attempting to eliminate silk-screen (legend ink) on some new products. By the elimination of this process, there will be a slight decrease in the cost of the bare board. | | Presently, the silk scre
