Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 13 09:15:19 EDT 2006 | Rob
Hi Peter, Out of the 1.5 billion components we shipped last year, we had 3 components back for solderability issues. All 3 had been taken out of their vacuum packaging and left to oxidize for a number of weeks. We don't see it as an issue, but we
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 22 07:52:37 EDT 2004 | Chris L.
Hi Grant, The purpose for allowing the solder paste to reach room temp before production is to reduce the amount of water absobtion from the air. (e.g. a cold glass of water "sweats" on a humid day)The purpose for mixing is to make the viscosity more
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 09:35:12 EDT 2008 | babe7362000
Can anyone tell me if there is a procedure for storing raw PCB's? We currently are seeing an issue with lead free boards with dewetting. We tracked it down to one or two datecodes, but not all of the boards have dewetting. Is there a expiration da
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 20:41:41 EDT 2008 | davef
Q1. Can anyone tell me if there is a procedure for storing raw PCB's? A1. Yes, there are thousands of procedures for storing raw PCB. Why so many? Everyone writes their own procedure. Generally, they say: * Boards require individual separation and p
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
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 22 10:05:00 EDT 2009 | roland_grenier
Does anyone know how to calculate solder paste volume required to run a PCBA on an SMT line? I'm looking for a solder paste volume model which include paste waste. Roland
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 18:08:08 EDT 2023 | davef
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Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 27 13:42:44 EST 2005 | pmdeuel
So true, We had paste flux supplied to us from Alpha metals. It was the same as used in the solder paste. The major problem we noted was the in ability to control the ratio of paste to flux resulting in lots of voids. When we mixed enough to get the
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 07 23:38:08 EST 2014 | m_imtiaz
want to know the tolerance the paste height in the solder paste printing. for example if stencil thickness is 7 mil, what will the acceptance level of paste height ( upper and lower) kindly share if any guidelines or formula for the same
