Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 10 12:14:12 EDT 2000 | Charles
It looks like a giant dpak device but with 5 leads. The problem is that on approx 3% of our boards one more pins are open circuit. It appears that the pins are not in contact with the pads. Board is HASL finish IR oven Paste Koki 953i. If you have a
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 03 19:49:16 EDT 2000 | Darby
I presume you have no vision alignment. Buy yourself a little monocular measuring microscope ( about $100 ). You are not going to get the registration you require between stencil and pcb for each print if you are running off tooling pins , edge clamp
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 04 12:57:34 EDT 2000 | Steve Thomas
James, we used to use 3 clamshell type printers (one of which did have a two camera vision system, and did all our fine pitch), but had limited success with 20 mil pitch. 25 mil pitch was no problem. I suspect that you'll find people that have had
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 07 18:20:40 EDT 2000 | Darby
James, I only use the clamshells for fine pitch if my other printers are non operational. Not reccommended but achievable in an emergency. In answer to your questions. We use two clam shell printers and two vertical lift printers. All are used for 8
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 27 21:45:34 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Alan: How are these boards finished for you? Have they been drilled and you "just" need to singulate them? Or do you need to drill them? Drilling equipment and services: * Laser Precise 200 Perimeter Park, Suite A Knoxville, TN 37922-2230 800-87
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 26 10:57:16 EDT 2000 | Steve Schrader
Doug, We've suffered through similar frustrations. One thing we found that might be of some help is uur supplier, unbeknownst to us, was outsourcing their immersion gold. Their supplier apparently lost control of their process for a period of a fe
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 27 21:57:16 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Hi Doug: Responding to your questions: � If gold over nickel is self limiting ... You didn�t say whether you gold plating was electroless or immersion. Electroless is not is self limiting. It can plate up to 5 thou. Expect immersion plated gold to
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 20:10:09 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Hey Bud: Thanks for the response the other day. We currently use "Jeff�s Method #2: The Drummel Tool." Short answer to your brother is ... yes, probably. Expanding a bit: � It would be surprising not to use a flux to help reflow the solder balls
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 12 21:47:41 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Celiav: Mark is probably spot-on on his comments about a board fab problem. It is weird that you have similar problems from two suppliers though. Recommendations are: � Get rid of any bird brain contractor that installs processes that affect your
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 14 16:35:03 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Celia: Ubet. Sorry about the ranting. (It comes with the territory.) I don�t recall any peer reviewed stuff, but I seem to remember a couple of articles on white tin in "SMT" "Circuits Assembly" Magazine (er suppin� like that), but it was probabl