Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 23 06:16:13 EST 2007 | Ayelet
Hi, I am lookinh for standards that define the cleanliness level of the assembly room and also for the test and packaging room. I understand that tehre are some defintions of tempertaure and humidity that shoudl be met. Are there any specs for part
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 14 08:21:13 EST 2009 | davef
We believe that it's perfectly resonable for you to define the cleanliness that you require. We recommend that you leave it at that and not define the process or materials that your supplier use in meeting that cleanliness level. Start with a dirty
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 13 16:13:20 EST 2009 | jax
Many shops require levels for typical component packages on FR-4 or a like substrate to be 2, 9, 15, 1 and 10 mg/in2 for fluoride, chloride, bromide, nitrate, and sulfate respectively. These levels can change for Medical or Automotive.
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 02 11:24:13 EST 2007 | vze3nk2r
is there a level above 100,000 that does not require the use of booties for general assembly work?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 13:23:27 EDT 2001 | kerryn
We are a high-mix/low-volume operation and end up cleaning 40 - 50 stencils per day. Does anybody know of an automated inspection system or "scanner" that can check a stencil for cleanliness?
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 15:37:32 EDT 2001 | Claude_Couture
Kerryn, It's the first time I hear someone who needs an automated inspection machine to check the cleanliness of stencils. Why not improve on the cleaning method itself. I use ultrasonic batch cleaner. It takes 3 minutes to clean a stencil, 2 minutes
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 06 21:19:41 EDT 2001 | davef
Consider running two sets of stencils and washing every four hours.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 13:40:12 EDT 2001 | kerryn
Dave, We have very short runs (less than one hour). We have stencils all over the place waiting to be cleaned. It is too time consuming to scope each stencil to inspect for cleanliness. Do you know of any automated or scanning devices that can ra
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 16:40:46 EDT 2001 | kerryn
Thanks Phil. However, my objective is to identify stencils that are not 100% clean prior to sending to inventory. I want to catch it before the solder paste has a chance to dry and harden in the apertures. Kerry
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 14:38:55 EDT 2001 | pteerink
You would be better served to check your print quality as you run. Any problems caused by dirty stencils ( plugged aps etc ) would show up right away as a defect. Search the forum for more on this subject. I seem to recall the same subject coming up
