Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 22 10:46:04 EST 2008 | mulder0990
Yes, we have. We do have one machine that can place the 0201 parts. I have bought some 0.4mm tape leaf covers and replaced the 0.7mm covers on some CP6 0802 feeders. I calibrate the feeders as tight as I can and make sure the feeders that we use a
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 22 09:10:54 EDT 2020 | kumarb
Hi Steve. Just came across your post. We are in the same boat with our Ekra X4 printer. Any resolution on your side? We have been attempting to track down a fresh ballast but the original (OSRAM HF 2x36 dimmable with 0-10V) is EOL and no where to be
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 11 22:52:18 EDT 2007 | davef
Here are some options for removing OSP coatings from pads of the BGA substrates. * Leave the substrates in storage for 13-14 months. Shelf life of OSP coating is ~12 months, depending on the product. * Wash the substrates in your aqueous washer. Ea
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 04 19:42:21 EDT 2010 | eadthem
We do almost exclusively SMT parts but for solder with a 45 degree fillet angle use vertical light type and a binarise threshold of 128(1/2 dark 1/2 light) and use the 2nd option or dark=dark light=light _|" in vertical light solder fillet is dar
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 08 07:55:16 EST 2005 | davef
Your understanding of the situation is correct. In both cases, you solder to the nickel. The gold [Au] protects the nickel from oxidation. When soldering, the gold moves into solution in the solder and forms an intermetallic compound [IMC] with th
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 01 22:58:31 EST 2006 | davef
Durastone is commonly used in flooring. Durostone is a proprietary product of R�chling Permali Composites SA [be aware this is a French company] that many use for reflow and SMT process pallets. Suppliers are: * R�chling Permali Composites SA; Canog
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 05 10:35:18 EDT 2010 | methos1979
This was a great post from another thread here with some tips: Date: November 04, 2010 07:42 PM Author: eadthem Subject: Who has best desktop AOI ? We do almost exclusively SMT parts but for solder with a 45 degree fillet angle use vertical light
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 21:14:10 EDT 2001 | davef
You aren't going to post our stuff on your "Hey, I'm the wizard site", are you? Board fab, Pad coatings, OSP 1 OSPs: Imidazole (Via Systems) is good. Entek (Enthone) works, but requires strict thickness control in fab. 2 Enthone CU56 allows one t
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 06:40:27 EDT 2001 | nifhail
Thanx Dave/Hussman.. We normally store our solder paste in the refrigerator at 0-10 Deg C as per what the supplier recommanded. Our floor temperature is controlled at 22 +/- 5 Deg C and Humidity is at 55 +/- 5%. Recently we have customer asking fo
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 17 10:21:08 EDT 1999 | Brian
| | | Good people, and bad or otherwise afflicted, | | | | | | For those of you having enormous time avaialable to read my rantings in the SMT Express, please pardon the font situation. It ain't my fault, maybe, and Mike is not to blame. Something g
