Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 04 09:29:21 EDT 1998 | Chrys
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 r
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 04 15:38:10 EST 1998 | Sam Forman, MicroCoat Technologies
| I will be starting a conformal coating process soon, I am looking for any pointers on | 1) Best method for masking components, tape mask, liqued mask | 2) Which is best Spray or Dip? | 3) Compatiblity with no clean solder paste (flux residue) |
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 22 10:02:42 EST 2001 | Adam
Guys Has anybody had experiences with plastic glue stencils good or bad ? I also have a couple of questions : 1. Can I use the same aperture design rules for plastic stencils as I do on my metal glue stencils ? 2. How repeatable is a plastic glue st
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 16 11:51:03 EDT 2002 | Brian W.
Pink Lady refers to solder stop, or temporary solder mask. There are a couple of types. Peelable, which you must peel off after processing, before wash, and of course before you ship. There is also a water soluble version, which dissolves in the w
Electronics Forum | Sun May 30 09:35:27 EDT 2004 | davef
Sure, I'd expect your PCB fab has given you a information sheet on handling, storage, and whatnot, including recommended temporary solder masks. The cats & kitties in the stockroom are the first people to start your search. It's probably squirreled
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 | Wed Aug 10 11:57:16 EDT 2005 | pr
Is the peelable mask (put on by the boardhouse) flat on the surface of the pcb? If so can you tell me the material name, so maybe I can find a picture? We have to print adhesive on the board, so the mask has to be flat. That is why Kapton from the b
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 28 11:07:41 EST 2006 | Chunks
Gel Flex works for Dek, just a slight modificaion. Works 100% better than any Grid type of system. We had missprints from Grid Lok and Form Flex - about every 5th or 6th board. Until we modified the Gels, we would take the time and some peelable s
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 15 03:20:59 EST 2009 | sachu_70
Hi Andrzej, I guess you mean peelable solder resist. Good idea to try during R&D, but certainly not a solution on production floor. Also, few constraints to be considered such as presence of entrapped air between component and solder resist, the natu
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 02:04:26 EST 2011 | julien
We've got the same problem here, what we do is to apply peelable solder mask around the connectors or the exclusion zone. But be carefull! Sometimes the soldermask get inside the connectors and you can't remove it so you have to change it. Another th
