Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 22 15:03:12 EDT 2005 | patrickbruneel
The only thing ammonia can do is tarnish copper and make it more difficult to solder. And the higher temp in lead-free will discolor the latex (giving it a sticky surface), but the functionality of the mask will be intact. There should be greater co
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 24 15:50:51 EDT 2023 | proceng1
I am going to be using a pressurized dispenser for Chemtronics CM1 peelable mask. I need to find a solvent that will work for flushing the system. I tried Xylene that we have here and it does ok, but not as good as I'd hoped. It works very well fo
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 04 06:49:41 EDT 2014 | padawanlinuxero
Hi We had the same problem but it turns out the problem is with the supplier we use a water base flux too, supplier change the solder mask and it work. cheers!
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 10 12:56:46 EDT 2014 | clydestrum
VERY interesting. Thanks, folks. I will look into this.
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 29 07:31:03 EDT 2014 | vitrost
Hi, We had experienced very similar issue on boards of a certain PCB manufacturer. Field experiments showed that the solder mask of this manufacturer is prone to swelling and peeling after it was in contact with our water-based flux. When you switc
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 04 11:09:06 EDT 2014 | clydestrum
Ok, I have an issue that is somewhat uniform in it's recurrence in that it keeps showing up on the same location on the board. The problem area is a group of traces on the exposed side, that keeps having solder mask peel occur. As you can see in the
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 09 11:22:43 EST 2001 | denis
We are a contract manufacturer and we do business with a big company. There is a mistake in the design of the PCBs they are supplying: the pads are too long (under the component) and sometimes we get short circuit we cannot see. Changing the design w
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 22 16:11:13 EDT 2005 | Steve
You know Pat, I should just call you directly rather than post this stuff. You always have an answer. You must have been around awhile huh? :)
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 27 22:37:34 EDT 2013 | hqew2013
User Preferences > Display and check the Draw positive soldermask box. pcb.hqew.net/
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 09 11:55:49 EST 2001 | mparker
If you are getting solder shorts under a device, how would "hiding" the extra long pad with solder mask help? If the pad can't be seen once the device is in place, it is already "hidden". Getting your customer to redesign the pads may take some time
