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Thanks Bob,
A quick look tells me that solder paste volume can vary by +/-50% which
seems a lot. Is it reasonable to assume that the blob height will never
be more than the height of the stencil or can the edges be pulled
upwards when the stencil is lifted?
Regards,
On 06/09/2010 19:20, Robert Kondner wrote:
> Eric,
>
> Good question, if you look at the web sites for folks that vend 3D paste
> inspection system I bet you can find some good data.
>
> What I have seen is the surface of the PCB is not flat, solder mask and
> silk screen ink act like hold offs at time. Tented vias for big high blobs.
>
> And, of course, there is scoping of paste from plastic squeegees.
>
> Bob Kondner
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eric Christison
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> Subject: [TN] Stencil thickness v solder paste height
>
> I guess this is an easy one for most you...
>
> If solder paste is applied to a PWB with a 0.10+/-0.01mm thick stencil
> what is the minimum height of paste I can expect to get on the PWB?
>
> Sn95.5Ag3.8Cu0.7 paste , DAP (20 - 38 ìm) or Sn95.5Ag4.0Cu0.5, IPC type
> 3 (25-45 ìm) if composition makes much difference.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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