Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 04 05:07:33 EST 2008 | mun4o
Hi, we have about 100L kester 108 - soldering flux thinner.That is thiner for Kester 2235 and some other fluxes.But we have not use this flux already, and I don't know what I can make with the tinner.Could you help me - what is chemical composition
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 02 13:45:06 EDT 2007 | mun4o
Hi, we use om338 from alpha metals in our smt production lines.I wont change this solder paste with kester em 918.Is anybody use this solder paste?what yo think abaout this paste.Is it good?
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 02 16:43:27 EDT 2007 | aj
Hi, I also use OM338 and would be very reluctant to use any other product. I have trialled 3 or 4 other top brands but cant find anything that ticks all the boxes. aj...
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 14 09:38:15 EDT 2005 | Hiram
James, Kester must have the same quality standard worldwide. If you feel your problem is related to the paste itself, you should write a report and submit it to Kester directly. Do you have new operators at the area any any chance? Thanks, Hiram
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 13 08:35:23 EDT 2005 | james
Just wondering if anyone else has had problems with Kester made from Mexico. We are seeing alot of bridging lately in our product and it started about a month ago.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 15 18:21:55 EDT 2005 | dggjr
We have Kester 256 no-clean spec'd as an alternate paste. I bring some 256 in occasionally to make sure it still works as a backup. The last batch I brought in was bridging like crazy. Scraped it off the stencil, put our regular Alpha back down an
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 14 08:00:39 EDT 2005 | james
Any one out there have any suggestions?
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 14 09:12:54 EDT 2005 | chunks
It could be one of a dozen things besides your paste. If you do feel it's your paste, have another vendor come in awith a free sample to try it. Side by side comparisons are great and it wouldn't cost you anything.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 07 15:08:59 EST 2006 | russ
here are my thoughts on kester, I have rec'd a sample to qualify here and we cannot even get it out of the cartridge it is so dryed out. Rep informed me that Kester has a problem with its chemistry right now. Product is Mfgr'd in off shore location
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 31 07:34:26 EDT 2011 | mosborne1
Can anyone recommend other liquid flux supplier besides Kester. Seems that Kester does not have any support for process issues anymore. I can remember back in the 80s if we had a problem the Kester guy would be at the factory working with us to resol
