Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 09:27:10 EDT 2000 | Chris May
LarryK, It all depends upon your volume / problem. As Jax says, if this is a repeating problemo, get QA & Purchasing involved. Is it your stores ? Do they receive 100 off and "decant" 20 into a tube (manual handling error, training etc;). From your
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 10 09:27:36 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
| We're running into problems with board damage (broken traces, solder shorts) due to pliers and other bizarre tools being used for depanelization. I need some sort of fixture for this. A delrin plate with a slot cut to the correct depth and width mi
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 08 12:29:08 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| Is it just me, or does anybody else have problems with open connections on small surface mount headers and connectors? I am talking about small 20 to 40 pin devices, 25 to 50 mil pitch. We put these things on the board, the feet look like they ar
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 13 10:31:16 EDT 2004 | davef
No, experience, but a couple of comments are: * Your 2mm leads are proabably not ment to be trimmed. Consider returning these and buying components with shorter leads. [We know, we know. You have to build this piece of junk right NOW!!!! B-)] * I
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 24 05:43:52 EDT 2016 | zxcvb
I have many PCBs that use an AVR in SMD packaging, and since I frequently change the firmware in prototype boards, I'm trying to come with the best solution to program the AVR quickly and easily. The first approach was to have a standard header (2x5
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 26 13:23:40 EST 2020 | rgduval
I haven't used these clips, or this machine, so... But..in general, I'd use as large a nozzle as you can that fits the pick area of the clip. That should give you the best opportunity at lifting the clip. If the machine has a gripper nozzle (with
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 26 17:53:32 EDT 2000 | Dave F
John: I�m here. On "what do ya think about that one!..."??? Mutha, that sounds rat�s rump [as Dennis Miller says] ugly. On some boards, we paste a cuppla chips on the break-away panels and then torque the chips from the board after cure. We use the
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 18 15:04:48 EDT 1998 | smd
| | | We're running into problems with board damage (broken traces, solder shorts) due to pliers and other bizarre tools being used for depanelization. I need some sort of fixture for this. A delrin plate with a slot cut to the correct depth and wid
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 14 15:50:45 EDT 1998 | Bob Barr
Justin, Thanks for the response to my dilemma. For once it's not just me! The parts seem perfectly solderable, but I will try the modification to the profile you suggested. I wonder if the retention clips may be letting loose from the holes they a
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 14 03:54:32 EDT 1999 | Charles Stringer
We have been using Alpha Tetra/DEK Vector for the last 3 years. Prior to that we were using mesh on frame. We do about 15 job changes a day and our main runners are loaded about 4 times per week. In the three years we have been using the system we h
