Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 13 17:31:59 EST 2007 | fredc
One of my customers use Amistar machines. The machine goes in the line and prints labels for each individual board and places the finished label on the board as it goes through. They have several of the machines, so they could have gotten something e
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 18 11:33:21 EDT 2008 | slthomas
Dave, can I assume that in the case(s) you're referring to, there was no gas introduced into the evacuation chamber to push any expelled moisture out of the system? In the industry I was involved with (implantable medical devices), we used nitrogen
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 24 19:12:06 EST 2007 | adamben10
I'm shadowing an old posting posted by Odor back in March 2002. Any Expert out there, if you have good answer to the below questions, please dive in...Thanks in advance. 1) Does anybody have done the profiling board life time experiment? 2) The prof
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 02 15:13:49 EST 2008 | allwave
Hi everybody, I am looking for an alternate source of wave solder fingers for our machines Technical Devices Nu/Era. Does anybody know of some other supplier? I tried the ones from JAFCO but did not perform to our expectations. Any help on this wi
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 11 00:32:16 EST 2008 | johnlee9210
Prior to packing the boards, we cover the marking on the IC by dispensing epoxy on top it. This is a way to protect our design so no one can copy it. We have a lot of boards and the optr takes a long time doing it manually. im thinking of using a pne
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 14 23:02:52 EST 2008 | davef
You don't mention any particular IC or manufacturer or marking method. However, most IC marking is done with lasers these days. The laser actually alters the encapsulation so the only way to erase the marking is to remove the encapsulation. Otherwise
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 18:15:33 EST 2008 | gsala
Hi, are you dealing with Leaded or Lead Free P-BGA ? soldering by Lead or Lead Free paste ? Any way, some time, bridges can be caused by moisture entrapped in the BGA body. Make sure if is respected the correct MSL's allowed flore exposure time, ot
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 18 11:20:11 EST 2008 | mulder0990
I was wondering if anyone knew of any good portable stencil solutions. I am looking for a rolling cabinet that can house 20 stencils without a huge footprint. I also need the cart/cabinet to be closed off(doors or otherwise) so customers do not see
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 18 18:19:38 EST 2008 | arun2382
Is normal DI rinse cycle enough to wash away all residue after SMT assembly of high density substrate? This substrate would later be over molded to form MCM module package and I am seeing delamination in high density areas of the substrate at MSL3
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 13:51:24 EST 2008 | bbarton
Dave F....BOGUS BOGUS BOGUS What compatability issue could there possibly be if the flux is removed during wash???? Why on EARTH would you leave ANY WS flux residue on the board? A recipie for disaster! Beef up the cleaning process, test for contami
