Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 02 12:15:44 EST 2002 | pteerink
Don't waste your money on T&R feeders for large parts. I used to have an old TP9 and we ran tons of products with vibe tubes and odd shaped parts. Used to cut our own tubes for parts and jimmy-rig parts like crazy to make them all fit on the machine
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 12 18:45:31 EDT 2002 | russ
Don't be too sure that it is not your supplier! I have just gone through a similar problem and finally traced it back to PCB design which made the fab not very manufacturable except at a high end shop. What are the specifics of the board? 5mil trace
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 02 05:07:51 EST 2006 | pavel
We have bought an old zevatech 730 in Bosch auction (hello MikeZIG). There seems to be something wrong with the X axis servo, the machine is vibrating when the head is moving fast (in fact the machine is dancing, in the race with washing machine it w
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 29 13:28:45 EST 2006 | jsloot
We have been experiencing a reflow issue with a SMT diode 4007. This is a SMA or DO 214-A package. It is a lead free part used with 63/37 paste no clean flux. The problem is it is not consistant. 100 diodes can be reflowed rock solid on the board and
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 13 06:30:59 EDT 2009 | hcarrasco
1.- Check your vacuum a.- Check filters b.- Check air flow (the vacuum is generated by a Ventury using air flow, not air pressure) c.- Vaccum vias (Possible linth inside the vacuum lines) 2.- Check the nozzle condition (Probably broken o
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 24 09:47:32 EDT 2018 | filipblad
Picture of error in the link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ptHcVwmbUi2Yi54z6 We did have a problem with the force sensor earlier, one of the cables was broken so I soldered it back together and now it works (I get a value of 180 when tool is inserted a
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 09 12:39:22 EDT 1998 | Chrys
| I am attempting to locate a kit to be used on surface mount equipment to determine the placement capability (CPk). Does anyone have information on where to purchase such a kit? Ideally this kit should be usable on placement equipment from various
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 06 03:54:57 EST 1999 | Chris May
Hi Russ, I have a similar situation. I have been told that this can be caused by the nickel, over which the gold is plated, can result in suspect joints, embrittlement etc. Some joints can even be weak and broken without much force on some of my boa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 09 17:52:43 EDT 2021 | glasscake
Hello, I have a Topaz-X that is losing its R origin as it runs. The issue can be seen in the following test: Set the machine to ignore vacuum/ignore alignment and have no feeders in the machine also set the nozzles all to fixed. I run a servo orig
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 31 16:23:37 EDT 1998 | Bill Boles
We have an unusual problem here and I'm reaching for more input if anyone can help??? We are an OEM manufacturer of PCA's. After a history of consistent quality designs, we have one small memory SIMM that is causing major headaches for us and our PCB
