Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 23 11:58:01 EST 2001 | mparker
You are mixing long exposed paste back into fresh? How long has your fresh jar been open to the air? You are probably doing yourself a disservice by scavenging the paste (it could have moisture entrapped). Your visocity has definitely changed. You a
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 14:12:09 EST 2001 | slthomas
Interesting...the very reason we use water soluble paste on some of our boards is for that reason, although I've never been able to get anyone to show me something in print that supports it. It's just what engineering has told me. We currently have
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 21 20:40:28 EST 2001 | dblsixes
We are building a monster ... Dimensions are 10" x 7" ... 12 layers ... A Logic Assembly with a Power Supply all rolled into one ... The Power Supply is in one section of the board, the logic in the other section ... The Power Supply obviously has a
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 21:10:42 EST 2001 | dblsixes
Ah ha! ... You hit upon something that I discovered earlier today ... As I said in an earlier post, I was going to experiment with dog-boning the solder paste ... But upon further review, I discovered that our customer removed 75% of the pad behind t
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 27 09:06:10 EST 2001 | dblsixes
We have tried to adjust the upper and lower heaters. We have a dillema in this area however. The power supply portion of the assembly has thermal vias in the solder pads underneath larger pads. We have a problem with solder wicking through these h
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 16:52:10 EST 2001 | kaopsahl
Yes, there are adhesives designed just for stencil application. Usually plastic squeegee blades are recommended for best printing results. Plastic stencils are also available for this application. Both Alpha Metals and Loctite have articles on this s
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 23 10:26:47 EST 2001 | Andre
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Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 04 10:00:17 EDT 2001 | keith47611
Ryan, I agree with J.D, and emphasize that the single biggest issue is "partner". We are extremely succesful with our US manufactured product in the Japan marketplace, but this success is solely due to partnering with a very capable and talented "d
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 06 09:02:20 EDT 2001 | CAL
FYI- Toe Fillets have not been required per IPC 610b/c (they are nice to have though). Remember before Solder paste inspection equipment The Solder powder type/size, stencil type, and apertures are what defined volume. The need has not been until rec
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 06 11:37:19 EDT 2001 | raton
We had the same problem years ago when we started using a radial inserter. The inserter would dutyfully insert and clinch the leads. The problem in our case was the component body sealing to the fab, especially on electrolytics caps with a film jac
