Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 07 17:17:55 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Ashok: You should select and use low residue tapes. But ya know, ya go out and research a great tape and if yer not careful, the buyer will second source ya and (surprise) ya got residues again. We have found that Lemme say this about Katon tape
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 14 09:12:59 EDT 2009 | davef
First, there is no good justification for getting solder on gold fingers. Second, it is well known that solder on gold fingers is unacceptable. So, shipping boards with that condition indicates sloppy quality practices at your CM. Third, that being
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 12 14:40:03 EDT 2020 | kylehunter
Not for ESD specifically. You sound like you're doing plenty. Typically gloves are used more for fingerprint avoidance rather than ESD. The only real reason the gloves are listed as ESD, is because you don't want them to cause issues. They really won
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 07 07:47:53 EDT 2006 | Chim Richalds
Years ago we hired a consultant who helped try to resolve our high solder defect rates. He recommended the use of finger cots - $50,000 in consulting fees later, we still had the same defects.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 04 13:12:22 EST 2007 | russ
do not touch copper boards, use cotton gloves. IPC 610 has some handling guidelines that you may want to look at. Russ
Electronics Forum | Tue May 25 07:19:13 EDT 2010 | jry74
I tried these and the operators didn't like them. The palm dip didn't slide well on tape and the finger tips were a bit bulky.
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 31 18:59:55 EDT 2000 | Brian W.
Our customers use OSP, HASL, immersion tin and immersion gold as board finishes. If I recommend a finish to the customer, it is one of the immersion finishes or OSP. Those finishes have the advantage of a flat surface to deposit paste. HASL has va
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 04 17:05:52 EDT 2002 | davef
Solder balls floating around on the air currents of a reflow oven. I sincerely doubt it. Could the solder on your gold fingers be from: * Excess placement force during P&P? * Ejactula from solder deposits during rapid preheat ramp rates? * Ejactula
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 10 07:28:49 EDT 1999 | Brian
| | | I am having cleaning problems when processing PCB's which have | | | TAIYO solder mask on them. After processing, hand soldering and | | | cleaning, a sticky residue is remains, resulting in a cosmetically poor finish with tide marks etc. Other
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 10 15:19:55 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | | | I am having cleaning problems when processing PCB's which have | | | | TAIYO solder mask on them. After processing, hand soldering and | | | | cleaning, a sticky residue is remains, resulting in a cosmetically poor finish with tide marks etc.
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