Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 15 17:47:59 EDT 2015 | mikekeens
I've read different views on this but the best results i've seen are from when the misprinted PCB is put directly into an automated 'spray-in-air' cleaning machine and cleaned using an appropriate cleaning chemical. Any attempt to manually clean the
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 26 08:41:52 EDT 2013 | cyber_wolf
We are looking at buying a dedicated machine for cleaning misprints. Does anyone have any experience with Smart Sonic or the other manufacturers? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 19 16:41:07 EDT 2015 | Timothy ONeill
IPC 7526 details the correct process for cleaning misprinted PCB. Available at the link below. http://www.smartsonic.com/PDFfiles/IPC7526Handbook.pdf
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 13:51:54 EDT 2013 | rgduval
Ahh...now I understand. So much for any of my solutions :) cheers, ..rob
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 11:15:05 EDT 2013 | kjs123p
We used to scrape off the paste with a plastic putty knife and then place the boards in our Smart Sonic stencil cleaner that we used to clean the stencils in. It worked well.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 12:28:34 EDT 2013 | emeto
You can just get any ultrasonic bath - the ones they use for jewelry will work. Just get the right size based on your largest boards.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 19 09:10:20 EDT 2015 | kenkay
What is the best way to clean a bad print on a board of no-clean paste? We have tried a few different ways but always seem to get left over solder balls
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 11:20:10 EDT 2013 | rgduval
Is there any particular reason you're looking at getting a dedicated machine?! The first question that pops to mind is...are you having so many mis-prints that you need dedicated equipment at the site to mitigate the issue? If so, I know you've bee
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 12:42:15 EDT 2013 | cyber_wolf
We want a dedicated machine because we have some concerns with SMT adhesive residue that is in the bath contaminating boards. We are getting pretty heavy into class 3 so everything has to be pretty much perfect. We run 2 shifts and have 5 lines so w
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 06 11:52:45 EDT 2004 | Mike Konrad
You state that you need a washer for �pcb washer/cleaner for misprints etc� Is it only for misprints or is it also for post-reflow de-fluxing? I would not suggest that you utilize one machine for both applications. Misprints should always be cle
