Electronics Forum | Wed May 19 10:48:40 EDT 1999 | Glenn Robertson
| | | We are currently looking at purchasing some BGA rework equipment. Could someone give us the pro's and cons of IR heating (top/bottom)vs. hot air convection ? | | | All other tips are also welcome. | | | | | | Thanks | | | | | Philip, | | I ha
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 16 03:06:36 EST 1999 | Wirat S.
| | Our spec on voids is 30% ball diameter in the center. On the component to ball and pad to ball interface, we use 25%. To determine this spec, we asked around. I don't know of any studies that have been done to verify if this is OK | | | | Regard
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 23 20:42:10 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
Boy Chrys, aren't you lucky? Too busy to mess with that stuff huh?...must be nice!! Ya' know, it doesn't say much for the design, or the design-er when you see a bunch of wires on board, but if the person who does the jumper wires is good, and take
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 13 11:21:15 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | Ladies and Gentlemen, | | | | As a newly appointed DFM/CE "guru" here, one of my responsibilities has become repair (of course). As I have some knowledge of BGA repair/rework using semi-automated equipment, it naturally follows I would hav treme
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 01 09:42:07 EDT 2000 | Gary
The Technical Services Group at Alpha Metals has spent a fair amount of time looking at wave soldered Pb-free connections. We too have observed fillet tearing, fillet lifting, and pad lifting. I have concluded that without major changes in the mate
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 25 12:05:50 EDT 1999 | Chrys Shea
| | | Has anyone had trouble waving and gluing 0603 R's and C's? At my company, our designers have "opened the floodgates" on bottom-side 0603's. | | | | | | We've got an EPK+ with rotary chip and omega wave but can't seem to get skip-free solderin
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 26 09:18:27 EDT 1999 | C.K.
| | | | Has anyone had trouble waving and gluing 0603 R's and C's? At my company, our designers have "opened the floodgates" on bottom-side 0603's. | | | | | | | | We've got an EPK+ with rotary chip and omega wave but can't seem to get skip-free so
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 29 18:17:48 EST 2004 | kerryn
It should be noted that some of the main reasons to change from manual cleaning to automated stencil cleaning are: � Manual cleaning is not consistent � quality is totally in the operators hands � Contamination left on the stencil and in the aperture
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 22 15:48:14 EST 1999 | Chrys
| Hello, | | I will be evaluating and qualifying two equipment types. The first is a fountain soldering device. I need practical advice on all the stuff you guys and gals know about as good, bad, ugly, best applications, setup, limitations, and all
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 22 13:43:14 EDT 1999 | Steve Gregory
Hey Ya'll! Have any of you ever worked with one of V-Tek's "Economax" tape and reel machines? The biggest thing I'm curious about is the type of cover tape that these machines use. It's something they call P.S.A. (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive)cover t