Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 21 10:59:15 EST 2020 | slthomas
I used to work for an OEM that made professional audio equipment (studio monitors, mixing boards, etc.). The mixers required precise alignment of LEDs, switches, and pots in the sheet metal so we used aluminum alignment fixtures during wave solder. T
Electronics Forum | Sun Jul 26 17:13:31 EDT 2009 | slthomas
Is it possible that the assembler is using solder wire that's too small for the application and feeding it too quickly to compensate?
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 02 12:40:55 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| Dear Netters, | | Can you kindly suggest what cause solder splash in IR reflow boards ?? What are the main causes normally ?? | | | Best Rgds, | Felix | Felix - we need a better description of what it looks like. If it's a spray, usually balls
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 10 03:51:49 EDT 2007 | vangogh
Hi All, We are producing PCBA with COB process. We are using kapton tape to protect the COB pads from solder splashes/stains. Questions: 1) Is kapton tape an industry accepted way of protecting gold pads from solder splashes? 2) What are the chance
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 28 00:01:47 EST 2007 | Muhammad Haris
Hi, The distance between the two terminations/endings/pads of 0603 (0201)is 0.15mm i.e. lesser than than the distance between the 0603 and through hole i.e. 0.5mm My ques is that, then why its termination doesnot short as it has a minimum distance.A
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 07 14:08:30 EDT 2008 | arminski
Can A Company or Electronic Manufacturing Company go for AS9100 certification if the Quality Policy states that we only meet IPC Class 2 Standard? I'm just very confused for I know AS9100 is an Aerospace Quality System and must meet IPC Class 3. thi
Electronics Forum | Tue May 26 14:39:40 EDT 2009 | boloxis
QFN or MLFs are mainstream now, QFNs already evloved to much more complex versions now like matrix pins, stacked dice and flipchip versions. IPC 610D already includes them, just make sure the pins have solder plating, the PWB pads have soldermask in
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 23 12:39:18 EST 2013 | joeherz
We installed a Soltec Delta 3 a few months ago and have been trying to run with a VOC free no clean. We're using SN100C in the pot. We are spraying the material and have top/bottom preheat. Evaporation of the water in the flux is a bit of a stru
Electronics Forum | Fri May 11 09:17:12 EDT 2018 | charliedci
I have used a 2006 Electrovert Vectra ES (63/37) for last 3 years, we acquired it used. It had little or no maintenance before we got it, now after replacing a solder pump motor, preheater fans and thermocouples it is pretty reliable. The spray fluxe
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 18 16:16:36 EDT 2020 | charliedci
We have a Glenbrook Jewel Box 70T, purchased about 5 years ago, Think it was around $60K quoted price (we traded in our old Glenbrook for a discount), Software pretty basic, can store images and has some graphics and image processing capability. It h
