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Jun 28, 2024
How Long Solder Paste Can Be Left On a Stencil Without Activity
Testing for Environmental factors should include seasonal changes. Most larger manufacturing operations I have worked in have big temperature and humidity swings between the middle of winter and the middle of summer, while still falling ...
Alan Woodford, Zentech

Jun 28, 2024
The Quest for Reliability Standards
Test methods must relate to fundamental engineering principles and never be tied to proprietary intellectual property. Methods must be interchangeable with actual product or test specimens otherwise must always require a statistically established correlation for ...
Jerry Magera

Jun 26, 2024
How Long Solder Paste Can Be Left On a Stencil Without Activity
The stand-time is the factor to look at. I contacted the paste manufacturer, and, with our particular paste, 45 minutes was declared as the absolute limit. Empirical issues prompted the need to contact the paste ...
Jaye Waas, Renkus-Heinz

Jun 15, 2024
The Best Storage Method to Protect Against Corrosion
There is another way to avoid corrosion on PCB's, it is a more economical packaging (no more vacuum seal needed, no more desiccants and indicators). this packaging is extruded (LDPE) with a corrosion inhibitor additive ...
Matias Aliseda, ESTATEC

Jun 12, 2024
The Best Storage Method to Protect Against Corrosion
Over-all Nitrogen is the best. But, if the boards have contamination as from Sulfuric acid, H2SO4, residue the chemical contains oxygen which will cause local reaction, even in a nitrogen atmosphere. I have received sample ...
Jaye Waas, Renkus-Heinz