Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 24 08:34:57 EDT 2003 | stefwitt
Even when you run a board several times, the machine may not make the same travel path every time. This in itself does not create a problem, but the vacuum on the nozzles could be different, dependent on the configuration of components on the heads.
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 01 10:50:32 EST 2005 | pr
I think the 1st option would be the best. I have found that a touch up person WILL TOUCH UP SOMETHING, regardless of the electrical needs of the board. This leads to a lot of unnecessary rework of joints. I would hope QC is tracking the defects and t
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 03 03:35:16 EDT 2006 | mika
Yes we do have a problem with this. We have by now investigate numerous lead/RoHS PCBA:s The RoHS boards are by far the most difficult one's to probe and test. Our people at the "test area" including Flying Probe and ICT they spend a lot of time to t
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 18 11:01:52 EDT 2006 | Frank R.
Hi, We have two complete SMT line and in this department we use conveyors for board manipulation. Concerning the wave area we are not full efficiency and I have to look for conveyors and bar code reader to make board manipulation an automatic proces
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 12 10:26:10 EDT 2008 | realchunks
Why would a board failure related problem be a process problem. I agree most companies believe EVERY problem is a Proces Problem, but in the real world we know this is not true. A pad lifting means your solder joint was able to rip it off the boa
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 12 13:42:19 EST 2011 | dwonch
Hi All, I'm hoping there is a PCB expert or two hanging around. We're having some solderability issue on our boards. The finish is ENIG but it doesn't seem to be related to the finish process itself. We did SEM and EDX analysis and found aluminum an
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 02 14:45:25 EST 2015 | stevezeva
Hi there! If they are just standard headers there's a company called Teka that makes headers and socket headers with solder preforms in them. They call it "Solder Bearing Lead Technology" You can drop them in the board and reflow them just like SMT p
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 13 10:00:27 EDT 2016 | awhite
Switched out the mech. relay on the board loader, no change. Same behavior. Could not find a mech. relay on the printer... SMEMA wiring appears go directly to a PCB. And it is at that point that I run out of talent. If the machine weren't dedicate
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 14 09:10:43 EST 2017 | davef
Assuming the traces run parallel and perpendicular to each other, I'd choose one direction the traces run as "x" and the other direction for "y." Then I'd pick a unique identifier on the board to insure proper orientation. Next, I'd measure warp and
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 27 21:34:41 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Gary: That's curious. Tell us more about your process steps, temperature profiles, paste, warping of the board without the PIH processing, components, etc
