Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 13 08:24:30 EDT 2007 | davef
Most often, when people talk about a dishwasher, here on SMTnet, they're talking about a batch cleaner, not a dishwasher from Sears, or someplace like that. For limited applications, a home use dishwasher will do a perfectly adequate job of cleaning
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 13 12:45:32 EDT 2007 | rgduval
We use an older industrial dish washer to clean our boards, and it works out pretty well. Economical, at least. I'd like to upgrade to an in-line, but it's not in the budget, yet. We've got ours piped with de-ionized water, and a hot water heater
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 12 16:57:46 EDT 2007 | jmelson
Canyou see this contamination? Is it solder beads, flux or something else? If flux, then more cleaning should help, either more time, more cycles through the cleaner, etc. If it is solder beads that are not melted to the rest of the solder, then s
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 06 07:37:02 EST 2007 | cyber_wolf
Does anyone out there have a method of cleaning CP6 shaft clutches that is "easier" ? I am not a fan of just pulling the shaft down and wiping it out. I like to take them apart and clean/lube them. It is a pain to get the crowns back on without rip
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 10 11:37:43 EST 2008 | jdengler
Hi JD, We use the OM-310 NC for most of our lead free work and see some wetting issues. We also have a lead free produst that requires cleaning so we use the WS-819. It does seem to wet better although I have never tried the WS-819 on the same b
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 12:35:24 EST 2008 | bobpan
Here is a few things to try.... 1. Spin the z-shaft with your fingers and make sure it is smooth and easy to turn. 2. Check your handling in your profile for the part that the software is locking up on.......You cannot go any slower than 40% or this
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 04 01:00:19 EST 2008 | gdzuber
Recently I have been hearing and see this excess flux residue problem at several companies, US, Mexico, and Japan. It seems to have increased recently. In fact, it seems so common that it seems normal, but if everything is correct, a re-flow oven sho
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 20 08:57:13 EST 2008 | tonyamenson
We test for board cleanliness using an ionic tester. It's been my experience that if your board is clean you take away the possibility of growth even if the unit encounters moisture. We actaully had a problem where our wash lost pressure due to a mi
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 17 04:31:52 EDT 2008 | d0min0
Hello, tried searching the SMTnet archives, but not yet a clear answer - maybe there is not a one yet ? ;) last discussion I found is few years old so maybe there is a fresh view on that? Q: we want to prove that our proces is "clean" we use SAC30
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 20 18:39:30 EDT 2008 | cmckissick
I am not a big believer in these systems, unless you are doing a no-clean, multi-shift operation with minimum changeover. If you are a small batch shop, the amount of solder paste you end up wasting can actually be the same or more, if you are not r
