Regarding soldermask stripping...
We are an assembly plant and sometimes we want to remove soldermask (PISM)
on PCB but just on a small area.
I  was wondering if there is anything that we can use to remove soldermask
other than physically remove it with "x-acto"   (considering you just want
to strip a little area on the board; not the entire board.

Thanks in advance

Annie Laberge
Quality Engineer
Matrox Electronic Systems



At 07:12 PM 5/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>     Vince,
>     
>     Is this before or after cure?  I've had some bad experience with 
>     stripping soldermask after being cured, especially batched stripped 
>     versus in-line spray method.  Worse case scenario, conductors lifting 
>     from laminate, expecially in isolated areas.  This was two years ago, 
>     so what has changed?  I currently have a situation with a vendor where 
>     the soldermask is very thick, color is not to spec (no biggy) and 
>     slightly mis-registered (S/M runs on to lands).  Our wireless group 
>     forwarded the PCB's back to the vendor to have the soldermask 
>     stripped.  I was furious when I found this out, due to past 
>     experiences.  Should I still be catious or has soldermask stripping 
>     tremendously improved.
>     
>     John Gulley - Process Quality Engineer
>     Inet Inc 
>     1255 W. 15th St. 
>     Plano, TX 75075-7270
>
>
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>Subject: RE: LPISM Stripping
>Author:  "Bob Oliver; Jr." <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
>Date:    5/28/97 10:31 AM
>
>
>     
>-----Original Message-----
>From:   Anil K Singh [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] 
>Sent:   Saturday, May 17, 1997 11:21 AM
>To:     TechNet
>Subject:        LPISM Stripping
>     
>We are using Coates LPISM could anyone suggest a good  formulation for 
>stripping cured LPISM boards.
>     
>Thanks in advance
>     
>Anil K Singh
>Linaks Microelectronics Ltd, India
>Fax:+91-522-222061, 315978
>      
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>     
>
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Annie Laberge
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Ingénieure Qualité
Matrox Electronic Systems (MES)
Tél: (514) 685-7230 ext 2933
Fax: (514) 685-3415

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