Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 04 09:40:14 EDT 2014 | rgduval
I'm surprised MyData is pushing the service call. They're usually pretty good at walking you through some troubleshooting steps before going straight to the service call. So, the failure sounds like an encoder failure; the encoders are attached to
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 02 07:12:38 EDT 2019 | jchris
I worked with a PACE TF1800 for about a month on a project last year and it performed flawlessly for BGA and QFN installations and removals. It can handle boards up to 12"x12". Really easy to use with excellent profiling software that walks you throu
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 01:32:10 EST 2003 | kenBliss
gregp Your question started out asking about the advantages of bulk feeding. Based on the discussion it all comes down to costs. I offer another perspective that I believe is extremely relevant. Any advantage in manufacturing has to come down to
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 19 12:27:09 EDT 2002 | jeffreybrown
I have read with interest this string of opinions about support of old machines. I am the service manager of Contact Systems and I deal with customer support every day. Our policy is to treat all owners of Contact machines in an evenhanded way. The w
Electronics Forum | Fri May 09 00:59:36 EDT 2003 | kenBliss
Hi HERMAN I did not see any financial opinions so I thought I would offer one. The goal of the company is to make money, how you achieve that has many variables. Buying new equipment when the existing will do the job costs big money, provided the
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 11:09:46 EDT 2003 | TechSuppGuy
Jason, You state that it is not your job to know much it costs to staff a call center. It is mine so I will present my reasons for have a registration fee for support. You are right that in the past there was no fee. GEnX stated the reasons for th
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 20 20:14:40 EST 2001 | davef
Electroplating [electrolytic] and dipping [HASL] are the two methods for applying solder coatings to features on boards. Disadvantages of electroplating lead / tin are: * "Weak knees" created at the edge of plated through holes. [I used to get weak k
Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 01 02:38:50 EDT 2015 | sarason
Is the company near to you, if so walk up to the back door, with a load of cash in hand and a suitable container. Another option get your hands on their formula and have it made up by a chemical batching company. If you can't do that get the MSDS and
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 19 13:26:19 EST 1999 | Scott Cook
| Hi folks, | | I am looking for inputs on a long-standing problem encountered in our shop: Bottom-side parts (passives) falling off in the Wave...where the only remnants of the part is a flattened glue dot of proper diameter and volume, and somet
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 18 08:20:47 EST 2000 | Wayne Bracy
Just returned from Long Beach and the APEX 2000 show. It has been a number of years of since I attended a trade show and felt the excitement of being on an exhibit floor. All or at least most of the exhibitors seemed to be very busy and looking
