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How important are gloves when handling circuit boards prior to assembly soldering? Phll Zarrow and Jim Hall review the topic.
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Les Beller, Echostar, USA
But when loading & unloading the pick&place and oven, I've found that cotton gloves snag on board edges and rubber cots or gloves don't give good traction. In other words, if I were using gloves/cots I would probably be dropping a lot of boards. Just my 2-cents from actually running the equipment for many hours/days at a time.
I guess I also question how proper handling by edges could cause solderability issues on pads??? Seems to me good practice is good practice. Just wearing gloves isn't an improvement if they get dirty and you don't realize it.
Patrick Muldoon, JPD Controls, Inc
Cots, on the other hand don't allow oil to penetrate to the boards. So, if your going to recommend gloves, make sure they are not cotton, or change them frequently.
Gerry Cooper, Teledyne Printed Circuit Technology