Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 21 07:44:19 EDT 2012 | cuervo
Hello ! I have a vitronics 500s ( five zones), and the solder paste is ALPHA OM-338-PT lead free. have anyone a profile to start and test, i need some reference temperatures.and conveyor speed thanks !!!
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 07:41:57 EDT 2012 | aj
try 180 180 195 248 260 belt speed 20 ( lightly populated boards) adjust speed to 18 for heavily populated.
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 21 20:02:37 EDT 2012 | hegemon
Lead Free in 5 zones is tough sledding. Start with your manufacturers solder reflow profile and calculate your belt speed by looking at the recommended heating time for the solder paste vs. the length of your heated zones. Set your belt speed so tha
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 07 15:45:33 EDT 2003 | adlsmt
I believe NEA still sells new UP500's for around $45K. I think MPM dumped them all there and pays them as they sell. Is it worth looking at if the software is upgraded? I had the general opinion that the hardware was not so hot.
Electronics Forum | Thu May 26 04:24:47 EDT 2005 | Rob
I beg to differ but the old metcals do handle lead free with no problems - Unless we have a rogue batch of ancient super MX500's.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 08 04:10:52 EDT 2005 | Rob
Danotherms for hot air rework & Metcal MX500's for irons = very happy staff (& very unhappy accountants!)
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 17 03:23:14 EST 2014 | aemery
A UP500 Wow! I did work on one last year. Most left out there are labeled QUAD AVX500's, then Speedline bought Sigmaprint and it became a UP500. But you get the MPM sigpro software with the Speedline machine; they didn't build to many. It was used
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 07 15:23:10 EDT 2020 | spoiltforchoice
MyCronic are literally the only ones in the market, Essemtec do Jet printing but make no attempt to sell it as a full printer replacement in the way MyCronic do. I was told by MyCronic "The MY500's are reducing in numbers now and spares support is co
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 12 10:46:32 EDT 1999 | Dean
| Our company is experiencing cracked caps at our pick and place operations. The caps are being placed onto epoxy dots for subsequent wave solder operations. At present, be have set the pressure of the head at 2 in/lbs. This being down from manufac
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 12 16:33:52 EDT 1999 | JohnW
| | Our company is experiencing cracked caps at our pick and place operations. The caps are being placed onto epoxy dots for subsequent wave solder operations. At present, be have set the pressure of the head at 2 in/lbs. This being down from manuf
