Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 15 18:44:34 EDT 2013 | anvil1021
We will try both the solder mask and the .001" Kapton and see where we end up with each. This is a fine pitch dual row QFN and we cannot afford too much paste on the .004" stencil we are using. We have experienced shorting in the past with .005" sten
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 23 11:05:36 EDT 2018 | proceng1
Does anyone have an ESE LX3 printer installed and running at their facility? I'm curious if you've had any problems, or major break-downs. I'm wondering in your experience how it handles different color solder mask. Any issues you found with the squ
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 14 18:23:40 EDT 2021 | mikeybinec
OK, thanks for access a few decades ago when I was a kid, I printed soldermask and legend inks on circuit boards. Printing solder mask, (PC-401, SR1000, LPI) I would use SM-1000 stencil material on 86 or 110 mesh I've been trying to find sm-1000 bu
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 06 21:58:39 EDT 2012 | davef
Higher temperatures are the primary reason that there are more solder balls with selective soldering than in wave soldering. Possible causes are: * Solder mask type is the most important factor ... Solder resists becomes stickier at higher temperatur
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 21 16:09:08 EDT 2004 | davef
Q1: What is "enough surface free energy"? A1: Look here for background: http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=1575 Q2: How do I determine surface free energy? A2: We look at it a relative term. For instance, a semi matte finish on solder mask
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 28 15:53:12 EST 1999 | Dave F
| | Hello Netters, | | | | I need some info, Earl or Dave, I have a PCB that exhibits a white layer on solder side. It does not appear to be surface residues (IPA has no effect), but looks like its under solder mask. My first guess is that the LPI
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 30 07:03:05 EDT 1999 | Scott Cook
| Hi everyone, | | Greetings! | | I�ve got a 2-layered through-hole PCB�s having the following problems: | | Solder Mask peels after wave soldering at random locations and only at the bootom side of the PCB | Insufficient Solder and some solder ne
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 02 01:10:01 EST 2004 | Grant Petty
Hi, We tried that, as the Soltec has a spray fluxer that can flux just the connector part of the board, however we get really heavy solder deposits on the rest of the board that has no flux sprayed on it, so we seem to need to coat the entire board.
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 23 11:42:01 EDT 2009 | ysutariya
Hi Dave, I haven't tried the Probimer yet, but the Taiyo ink didn't hold up too well. As a PCB fabricator, finding a white soldermask that has good trace coverage and survives 4X solder immersion (HASL) is like the holy grail of white soldermask.
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 27 01:19:38 EDT 2002 | zolasteven
Hi, I have a few questions regarding printed circuit board. What is the difference between the solder pads and the solder resist or mask? What is the purpose for the solder resist? What color is it? When printing solder paste should the paste be
