Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 19 09:21:13 EDT 2006 | tzawaide
We have a dozen 401/402's, and we're happy with them; we really haven't had major issues; just your normal wear and tear. They've certainly come a long ways since the CM20's and CM201/202's. Service has been pretty satsifactory.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 08 16:17:59 EST 2007 | stepheniii
Your process makes a bigger difference than the machine. I worked for and OEM with Panasonics. They eliminated all 5% resistors, wider tolerance capacitors, and went with as many dedicated feeders as we could. We also staged jobs. We had one runnin
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 08 10:54:35 EDT 2008 | stepheniii
Check with your stencil house. At one time I used a Panasonic screen printer with the fiducial camera looking at the top of the stencil. The stencils are cut from the bottom so the fiducials had to be cut all the way through. And the stenicl house wo
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 26 13:28:48 EST 2008 | stepheniii
I've done it with Panasonic and with Mydata. Very different experiences. It will be very machine dependant as to how easy it is. With the Mydata all you had to do was type edit the part and type in the new name. All the data was filled in with the
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 09 00:57:05 EDT 2009 | jjmag921612000
SteveO, I had personal experience with this using a Panasonic MPAV2B. It took a while, but I believe the end result was to have some additional "Z" travel to press the QFN into the paste. Also, the design of the paste on the ground was key to keep t
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 27 10:00:15 EST 2010 | stepheniii
And making a form with drawings of generic parts with blanks to fill in the data can help streamline the process as well. Has anyone met anyone who trusts datasheets more than the part itself? I always figured that the machine was verifying the par
Electronics Forum | Mon May 21 09:04:15 EDT 2012 | cbeneat
We've had the same issue on our Panasonic CM machines with Cree XP type LEDs. Count on tools makes a urethane tip nozzle that we are using which eliminates the sticking, our concern with these is durability. Nozzle supply company makes a steel Teflo
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 21 06:26:26 EDT 2012 | headlad
I've had a CM202DHU since new (10 years) and it is a very reliable piece of kit. I wouldn't be happy placing 0201's but if you use 110 nozzles it is capable. Just make sure that you always line up the feeders prior to running or all you'll here is mi
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 23 02:43:37 EST 2021 | gabriel1blue
We just came out with a new problem with these machines. We had to shutdown for a a few weeks due to Covid-19 and now they have errors when we start them up. Looks like the back up batteries died and after we replaced all of them the settings are com
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 18 19:58:22 EDT 2022 | cbeneat
I had the same question. We have custom nozzles made by Count on Tools. I believe we found urethane works the best for the silicon domed LEDs. Have you slowed the feed rate down on the feeder? Also adjust the top tape to the back slot on the feeder.
