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Joe Karcewski

Product Manager

APS-Novastar, LLC

Joe Karcewski has been a Process Engineer for 16 years in the industry. He is a certified IPC-A-610 trainer and is presently working at APS-Novastar as a Product Manager for Soldering Systems including Selective Soldering systems.

Joe Karcewski has submitted responses to the following questions.

Pin-in-Paste Hole Fill
To ensure proper plated hole fill during the screen printing process you must have the proper volume of solder paste. ...

Is PCB Baking Necessary?
This is a correct statement. PCB Baking is not necessary if the PCB is Vacuum Packed by the PCB Supplier ...

Recommended Rework Dwell Times
When hand soldering utilizing Sn/Pb solder, the maximum dwell time at any thru-hole lead should be 20 seconds. A much ...

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