Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 11 14:10:55 EST 2015 | mbartel
Any one screen printer manufacture stand out over others? We are also 100% lead free, I use Kester solder paste. Is this a good brand compared to other brands?
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 12 14:43:25 EST 2015 | emeto
Just my opinion: Stencil printers: 1. DEK 2. MPM 3. ..... Solder paste: 1. AIM 2. Alpha 3. Indium .....Kester
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 03 03:38:58 EST 2015 | vb7007
Hi Kester 979. (No clean flux) Solder pot temp - 280 Conveyor speed - tried (1-2M) but same Thanks
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 25 01:58:48 EST 2015 | bugarin
Sorry , I`ve got the wrong flux code ,we use NC Kester 959T and we intend to use NC277 VOC-free from AIM, Cheers
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 22 09:10:48 EDT 2016 | davef
Cleanable no-clean solder paste suppliers: * Yes, Kester makes one, as do all major suppliers * No recommendations ... Too many friends in the trade
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 07 07:23:43 EST 2019 | stephendo
Over the years I have gotten the best support from Aim and Alpha and the least support from Kester. If you can, you might want to switch to a solder supplier that gives good support.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 11 20:41:53 EDT 2022 | donovan03608
The leads on the FPC are pre-tinned on both sides with SAC305. The receiving leads are AU. We coat all surfaces with Kester 979 no-clean flux dispensed via pen prior to initiating the hotbar cycle.
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 11 08:52:11 EDT 2000 | vickij
Kyle: I have also used the Kester, and the biggest difference I found between the two is that the MultiCore is a lot thicker. I had to make some printer adjustments to use the Kester; I had to use a little less squeege pressure to get a clean print
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 19 17:33:09 EDT 2001 | genny
We don't actually leave the residue on the board, even though the Kester spec sheet says it is ok not to clean - we do spot hand cleaning with Safety Wash. Kester also said that there shouldn't be any problem with mixing RA with no-clean, although w
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 12 04:26:30 EDT 1999 | Brian
| We have three buckets filled with leftover solder paste from our screen printing process. Kester has informed me that they no longer take paste, but only dross and pot dumpings. Does anyone know if there's someplace I can recycle this, or am I go
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