Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 23 07:27:31 EDT 2008 | realchunks
Do not wipe the board at first before putting it in your cleaner. It will leave more paste in your tank, but you won't smear it into every corner of your solder resist. We found that only our stencil cleaner would clean a board properly and leave n
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 19 11:36:39 EST 2001 | billschreiber
Hello Mark, I wish it were that simple so I could direct you to a particular manufacturer and stencil cleaner model. Unfortunately, there are several issues complicating the process of cleaning all these applications in one machine. First and fore
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 25 13:06:47 EST 2000 | Bill Schreiber
When switching from cleaning RMA to a no-clean flux, one area that is commonly overlooked is the stencil cleaning operation. Stencil cleaners that are effective in cleaning RMA often fail when cleaning no-clean (especially alcohol cleaners). Pallet
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 05 15:36:19 EST 2013 | markhoch
About a year and a half ago my company purchased an ultrasonic, automatic stencil cleaner that we,(I), am unhappy with. Without "naming names", I can say that this particular machine has some fabrication issues that prevent it from operating as inten
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 25 14:23:47 EDT 2005 | carln
Mike Conrad's "matter of full disclosure" is not quite complete. He fails to mention that he only makes spray-in-air board cleaners and only ultrasonic stencil cleaners. He does not make ultrasonic board cleaners. So, he apparently he is "grinding
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 04 11:39:38 EST 2013 | markhoch
I'm investigating replacing my Stencil Cleaner. After searching the fine archives of SMTNET, I'm as clouded as ever..... So let me ask this... Are there any USERS out there who have a stencil washer that they use every day, and are satisfied with?
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 20 12:30:45 EST 1998 | Bill Schreiber
Smart Sonic introduces the first "No Risk" Guarantee for SMT Stencil Cleaners. No more shopping for a machine from one vendor, a chemical from another vendor and waste treatment process from a third vendor. Only to discover when the process fa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 24 10:36:12 EDT 2009 | bschreiber
The issue is not with the stencil cleaner, it is with the construction of the fiducial. Ultrasonics is very effective in cleaning and penetrating into small microscopic cracks and crevices (this is one reason why ultrasonic stencil cleaners are so
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 23 15:47:31 EDT 1999 | C.K.
| Does anyone have any experiences with EMC stencil screen cleaners or can you recommend a good one? | SMarTsonic makes an excellent cleaner. As Bill states, it uses ultrasonics and an EPA approved detergent to wash stencils and boards. However,
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 23 15:49:35 EDT 1999 | C.K.
| Does anyone have any experiences with EMC stencil screen cleaners or can you recommend a good one? | SMarTsonic makes an excellent cleaner. As Bill states, it uses ultrasonics and an EPA approved detergent to wash stencils and boards. However,
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