Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 30 08:46:53 EDT 2007 | electronhose
I just purchased some PACE ST-25 systems for basic soldering and they work great. It was a deal at $155 each and they heat up FAST! Tips are around $6 each so the whole system is affordable. A step up for rework jobs would be the Metcal MX systems.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 28 17:02:28 EST 2007 | joeherz
We use TraCon's TraBond 2112 for staking applications where larger gaps are involved. It is formulated for PCB staking applications. The material is very low sag and high viscosity. It's 2part and comes in handy bi-paks. Work life is 20-30min.
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 02 16:01:28 EST 2008 | rfematt
Thanks for your information. What model year is your Heller 1700?. It seems that you can find same model (1700EXL) from 1999 to 2008 but there should be some differences between them which I don't know. Just want to make sure you are not running a ne
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 13 09:54:41 EDT 2008 | slthomas
+1 on what robgd3 said. It's basically the same process. The bummer is that you only have three thermocouples to give you the information you need, so placement (and attachment) is more critical. You also don't have the predictative capability of
Electronics Forum | Mon May 21 10:25:16 EDT 2012 | swag
Ask for board fiducials if you're running arrays. Global fids on the panel do not work well. One handy product we use on flex is "Tacsil". Works well on SMT pallets as well as router operation. It's double sticky stuff that helps hold on to the P
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 24 09:13:38 EST 2019 | spoiltforchoice
Look on this forum for a link to SMTMaestro which does just that. Fab3000 is almost there with its BOM tools and has a bunch of handy features, its just that they have not considered this use case instead focusing on recreating the centroid from gerb
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 16 12:24:25 EDT 2019 | slthomas
In VERY general terms, water soluble flux is usually better at getting good wetting of the soldered connections unless you have a very well controlled process, in which case no-clean can be very handy (you don't have to clean). Water soluble flux re
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 27 11:43:18 EST 2024 | erikfriesen
I think error 21 at the drive is encoder communication issues, but google may tell you more. It's probably going to be one of three things, either the encoder, the cable, or the drive. I don't recall, but is the encoder integrated on the motor? If yo
Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 20:01:44 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Joe ... What is it with you and bent leads, bud??? One angle that you might take is taking to folk that reclaim components from stuffed, but obsolete boards. Try: Chip Pro 10390 E. Lakeview Drive #206 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 480-860-5790 Fax 8366 Pro
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 07 13:20:03 EST 2000 | Dave F
Graham STOP!!! You can not be totally serious. A five year old cost model counts bean, and beans are beans. I have to know more about the calculation. If this bores some of your gear-heads, click on "return." � Help me with the terms: - "Ops cos
