Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 20 10:08:30 EDT 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
| | I recently switched from solder paste in 500 gram jars to 500 gram tubes. I did this to try to limit the time the paste is exposed to the room environment. But we have a need to clean the stencil every 4 - 5 boards which means taking the bulk pas
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 13 14:03:33 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| We are looking to automate the paste printing portion of our SMT process. We are looking at used equipment from DEK and MPM from 1994 onward.(DEK 260 & 265 MPM AP20 & AP27) Does anyone have some feedback or concerns with any of these machines? Does
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 18 13:48:37 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| We currently use HASL on all of our boards and I would like to move to something else. I have sampled some boards with Entek OSP and I loved it, the problem is we have plated mounting holes on just about every board we make. Does anyone have info
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 12:02:03 EDT 1999 | Md Cox
| To All Who read My bashing of the Placemax equipment line, | I am posting this apology because it was brought to my attention by the owner of the company that I was out of line. That my bashing was not just! I gave it some thought and he is ri
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 13:15:40 EDT 1999 | Scott
| To All Who read My bashing of the Placemax equipment line, | I am posting this apology because it was brought to my attention by the owner of the company that I was out of line. That my bashing was not just! I gave it some thought and he is ri
Electronics Forum | Sat May 29 16:56:26 EDT 1999 | Jeff Sanchez
| | I have always thought it to be a good practice to wash SMA's with water soluble paste (WS609) soon after reflow. Is there a time limit as to how long a board should sit after reflow before washing said board? For instance; processing a double-
Electronics Forum | Sun May 30 10:15:34 EDT 1999 | Vic Lau
| | | | I have always thought it to be a good practice to wash SMA's with water soluble paste (WS609) soon after reflow. Is there a time limit as to how long a board should sit after reflow before washing said board? For instance; processing a dou
Electronics Forum | Tue May 18 03:58:26 EDT 1999 | stefano bolleri
Cliff, thank you for the explanation. Yes, I actually have my browser set to not accept cookies. I have done that by purpose, and I'm reluctant to make a change to this setting, even if it adds a functionality (= post items onto the PCBCE Mart). So
Electronics Forum | Sat May 01 09:55:59 EDT 1999 | Bob Willis
| Hi all, | | We're starting up tests for pin-to-paste and, well, things could be better. We're testing different pastes and we're testing different apertures rules and, well, we're still testing. It's coming close and we're getting pretty good
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 26 16:14:08 EDT 1999 | John W
| Hi Murray! | | Justin pretty much summed things up...covered all the points. So I'm just gonna give you my preference of what I like other than HASL finish. | | Electroless Nickle/Immersion Gold...nice flat pads...hmmmmmmm, Steve likes flat pads.
