Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 31 11:56:36 EDT 2017 | jutikagokarn
We are trying to build two different PCBs - one with no wash flux solder paste and the other with a washable flux solder paste. How difficult is it to use the same SMT line and switch between the two pastes? I assume there will be some cleaning invol
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 31 13:59:21 EDT 2017 | westshoredesign
Need more information. BUT if your strictly considering just the paste change. I would imagine your changeover would be little to no different than changing to the second board if you were using the same paste. Maybe take extra care cleaning your sq
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 07 09:03:07 EDT 2017 | pavel_murtishev
jng123, Process-wise using one solder paste type is preferred regardless of paste type. If you want clean both paste types in one cleaning machine your manufacturer might have, this potentially could lead to white residue issue due to chemical reac
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 22 14:57:18 EDT 2002 | Jim M.
I use a water soluble flux to solder an LCD into gold plated through holes of a .031 circuit card. Problem is the current water soluble flux (850-33) is not made anymore (the drop in replacement has a different formuala and does not work). The main i
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 02 08:57:29 EDT 1999 | Scott
I am using a 18 mil and below water soluble solder paste (89.5-25-80). I have never used this type of paste. The PCB has a fine pitch component of which I cannot prevent bridging. The paste coverage on the pad looks like it is slumping. It is not a n
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 08 11:04:41 EDT 1999 | Timothy O'Neill
| I am using a 18 mil and below water soluble solder paste (89.5-25-80). I have never used this type of paste. The PCB has a fine pitch component of which I cannot prevent bridging. The paste coverage on the pad looks like it is slumping. It is not a
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 12 13:42:08 EST 2000 | Tim A.
Is it possible to have a no-clean flux that could be removed with water. I would like to use a single flux at wave solder that could satisfy both no-clean and water soluble customers, within a contract manufacturing environment. Thanks, Tim A.
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 16 18:22:42 EST 2009 | ken
We are looking for a new water soluble mask to cover SMT parts through wave. We currently use TechSpray wondermask w 2205. It works decent, but tends to leave a residue on boards even going at the slowest speed in the washer. Any suggestions would be
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 12 10:28:30 EST 1997 | David Syracuse
I am interested in locating a water soluble resist mask that does not leave a residue after wash and is easy to work with during the screen printing process. I have tried the Alpha Metals 110 and 220 solder mask and have found that it does not leave
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 17 03:10:34 EST 2009 | tod1967
Chemistries are limited for WS Mask. Try looking/changing other components, trying different flux types is easy, identify water cleanliness, is it ionic/no-ionic...probably is benign. Could be a plating reaction which is tough to investigate. Call