Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 27 11:43:32 EDT 2005 | patrickbruneel
Hi Daan, What we did in the time was pareto analyses on all board designs to determine the critical areas (mainly design errors) and only inspect those specific problem areas. Every batch had a copy of the PC board with problem areas marked and only
Electronics Forum | Sat May 21 08:22:42 EDT 2005 | davef
We agree with the previous poster. 50 pounds sounds like a lot. We don't know: * How often you dedross? * What method you use for dedrossing? * What portion of your dross that is dross versus solder? * How many boards do you run between drossings?
Electronics Forum | Sat May 28 19:54:20 EDT 2005 | MikeaJ
I agree with Ken, the root cause could very well be obvious. However, take a look at the following items, these checks only take a minute to accomplish. 1. If your stepper drivers are the older 5410 Pac Sci modules, check for melted power connectors
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 24 11:24:07 EST 2007 | ruggi
I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, but a technique that's worked very well in the past for me is to methodically step through every part of the process and observe your boards being built, or take a scrap or simulated one a
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 10:50:15 EDT 2007 | Frank
I agree that the documentation should be used and not necessarily the silk screen. The silk screens can be a first line of defense, but nothing beats the proper documentation. Years ago I visited a contract manufacturer that a friend was working at
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 11 10:32:10 EDT 2008 | JH pbf
Got to agree with CK and Patrick. A very brief career history: 1992 Engineering Apprenticeship 1994 Job as a Temp, placing components in a local electronics firm 1996 Made perminant Process Tech through experience gained 1998 A year selling solder a
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 19 14:00:34 EST 2009 | jwolvans
Thank you for the customer's perspective, Alien. We actually send a short "wish-list" to our customers and includes such necessities as: 1. BOM. Must be Rev-controlled and contain, at minimum, a useable part numbering scheme, adequate description fi
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 19 11:43:13 EST 2009 | tpappano
Hi Jeffrey, I bought my first used p&p last year, and I wholeheartedly agree the process of picking out one of these things is daunting! I am a small OEM with a strong tendency toward vertical integration. I'm just not satisfied unless I control a
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 04 17:38:55 EDT 2011 | frcdave
I would like to throw my $0.02 in here as well. $15,000 to register a used system seems like a lot of money, I agree, but on the other hand, why would one expect that service and support should be free or even at a discounted price. Like the other p
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 09:30:05 EST 2013 | tkotwal
Thank you for the advice Hegemon. I agree that there is a wide range of options available. I'm looking for something that can give me some repeatable surface temp control, is easy to work with, and has at least decent build quality. I don't necessari
