Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 13 17:17:07 EDT 2015 | tombstonesmt
Hello everyone, Has anyone had success dispensing ammoniated latex masking using a valve? If so, what company and type of valve are you using? Our current supplier of non-ammoniated latex masking will no longer provide a container larger than an 8 o
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 22 14:16:22 EDT 2020 | rgduval
We prefered kapton tape to peelable mask, though, there is added time/effort to taping the boards, then removing the tape (if it's done hot, it can go pretty quickly). If you're at a volume where manual masking/mask removal is too time consuming, co
Electronics Forum | Sun Dec 31 07:31:40 EST 2006 | davef
Thoughts are: * Eliminate solder spotting on gold fingers through process improvement in broard handling, printing paste control, and reflow recipe development. Search the fine SMTnet Archives for previous discussions. * Dispense or print a reflow te
Electronics Forum | Wed May 11 15:30:12 EDT 2005 | amejia
The problem is that we don't use a wave solder machine. Our process right now is that we mask the holes, let it sit at room temperature until it dries, then conformal coat the boards with Humiseal. And, we cannot have the boards ready the day befor
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 03 14:31:49 EST 2007 | realchunks
Peelable solder mask works well. Hand dispense and peel off after. Paint sticks work OK, but it depends on the mfger of the paint stick. In both methods you hand apply after screen print. Your Dek can be taught pads to get by. You may have to te
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 14 14:59:32 EST 2005 | davef
Additional questions are: * Does the problem appear with pasted/soldered only boards, in addition to those with components? * What is the size of the unsoldered area? What is the size of the pad? * Where is the solder mask, relative to the pad? * Wha
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 22 20:53:44 EST 2001 | davef
You're not sposed to pull the mask from the BGA when reworking it!!!! ;-) Well, if you insist. You can be as fancy as you want. Basically, all you need to do form a dam to prevent the solder from flowing from the pad to the via and starving the
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 22 18:36:36 EST 2013 | austinpeterman
Has anyone experienced bridging on topside (solder destination side) surface mount devices after wave soldering? We x-rayed 100% of the placements after smt re-flow with no issues. When the same placements were x-rayed after the tht wave solder pro
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 14:47:10 EDT 1999 | Tony
| | | My guess would be trapped flux continuing to be active after soldering. Is the tarnish there immediately after exiting the machine? Do you remove the mask and wash right away? If the solder is reflowing under the mask on the component side
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 04 11:09:50 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| I have gold fingers that I want to mask when running over the wave without pallets. They're on the leading edge of the board. I recall seeing rubber boots that slid onto the fingers to mask them. Pop 'em on before the wave; pop' em off after and
