Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 27 10:07:16 EDT 2011 | swag
We bought air dispenser guns that fit the cartriges. I can't remember where we got them - sorry. We built little aluminum "holsters" for the sides of the machines to put the guns in. The guns are hooked up to air with low pressure regulators. Wor
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 28 07:23:24 EDT 2011 | scottp
My group supports a couple hundred lines all over the world. Most of them use squeegees but a few use either the MPM Rheometric pump heads or the DEK Proflow heads. I absolutely hate the enclosed heads. Flux separation, compaction, and the print q
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 14 01:11:06 EST 2006 | pavel_murtishev
Good morning, Solder paste softeners are designed to allow solder paste reach ambient temperature during shorter time period (only 5-10 minutes instead of hours). You are preparing your material in right way. No reason to worry. BR, Pavel
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 10:39:18 EST 2006 | fredericksr
I'd be curious if a microwave would activate the flux. I'd also suspect that the metal content of solder might just give you that excellent "microwave+fork" effect. I can see this R+D failing miserably. -Russ
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 12:43:05 EST 2006 | Chunks
Sure, if your solder joints are reliabale after reflow. TZ is right about watching how you mix it, but 9 minutes sounds like it's not moving too fast. What brand of mixer are you using?
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 09:54:45 EST 2006 | TZ
Why not use microwave oven, it would be faster ? Be careful, rheology and all paste's characteristics are strongly dependent from the "not stressing" reaction moving from low temperature to Room Temperature. Best regards TZ
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 13 13:46:23 EST 2006 | slthomas
You can put metal in a microwave (at least you can mine) as long as it doesn't contact the enclosure, but there's no way you'll get consistent heating of the volume in a microwave, even if it employs a "carousel".
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 14 14:26:13 EST 2006 | Chunks
Well, you don't want your paste to spoil! It'll give it a bad aftertaste. Actually, we refrig our paste mainly cause our stock room gets rather on the toasty side. Jars left un-friged will cause the metals to sink and leave a puddle of flux on top
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 07 19:12:13 EDT 2008 | kircchoffs
can we use the expired solder paste and put in a solder pot of wave machine?
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 10 03:11:11 EST 2000 | Wister
Hi,how to control the solder paste,condition as belows? place at room temp.or put it into refrig.again if the unopened paste has been warmed up 8 hours but it would not been used at once in case of schedule changing.Assuming that this solder paste wi
