Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 08:41:27 EDT 2000 | greg
I am processing PCB's that have an n-tech osp coating and am finding huge inconsistencies in wetting. Some boards process clean with good wetting and the next has terrible wetting. The boards are stored and handled properly. Has anyone had this
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 21 09:36:52 EST 2004 | davef
As with noclean flux, OSP will fill your probes with crunchy [maybe gummy] stuff. Consider: * Increasing frequency of probe maintenance * Talking to your probe supplier about alternate probes that self-clean better
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 21 16:55:22 EST 2004 | patrickbruneel
Hi, Are you testing bare boards or soldered boards. Are the test probes in contact with soldered pads or contacting the copper with the osp coating (not soldered). If you could clarify this it would be easier to give some hints for probable causes.
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 20:19:51 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Never heard of N-Tech. Whose material do they use? Two common materials are: Imidazole (Via Systems) and Entek (Enthone) OSP is a lacquer that fabs apply to boards by either spraying or dipping. What thickness control does your fab use? For inst
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 24 18:30:01 EDT 2003 | stepheno
I thought autoclaving was cleaning (well sterlizing) something with steam and pressure. It almost sounds like that is what is happening to the boards in question. Are they being "cleaned" or sterilized? During this steam cleaning, is all air evactu
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 24 16:02:05 EDT 2003 | razor
Sorry for responding with questions... Exactly what is it that you are removing from the board? How clean does your customer want it, aka... how clean is CLEAN?
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 24 09:34:37 EDT 2003 | caldon
We autoclave our medical PC boards (Sorry Bad Joke). With the Steam process I am concerned that the water (Solution) is not Clean. So I am curious to the process of steam cleaning: Is It Presure Steam? is the Water DI, ION free, street water...? you
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 15 09:58:12 EDT 2006 | slthomas
Just to add to what dave said, the only limitation to how frequently you clean is the cost of the cleaning medium. You can wipe every board if you want to, but you'll go through material accordingly. If you're printing 16mil pitch or smaller, cleani
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 08 14:11:38 EST 2006 | mholz
I am looking for an industry standard �stock� note to place on our printed circuit board assembly drawings that will capture a level of cleanliness for an IPC-A-610 class 2 board assembly. I�m looking for some quantitative spec for cleanliness that w
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 14 20:05:19 EDT 2006 | Mario Berrocal
I would like to know if there is any information regarding how often to clean the stencil by the printer cleaning system. I am running a board with an ultra fine pithc QFP. Is there any guide available? Regards, Mario A. Berrocal
