Electronics Forum | Mon May 12 11:56:03 EDT 2008 | vms
Sr. Tech I thought that was you, and have been wondering how you was doing. Any one that has been around this pcb business, if there is a business any more, knows that we all get involved in dealings that we could have done different. I do have a f
Electronics Forum | Wed May 07 10:15:46 EDT 2008 | llaerum
We are also having some issues with certain small parts. In our case this is tantalum caps and 0402 caps. We had a vendor admit after much discussion that the plating used from a particular orgin was different on the tantalums. The tehory is thatthsi
Electronics Forum | Fri May 16 03:37:04 EDT 2008 | ianlg
Hi There is a Benchtest on the EPP Stand at the SMT Hybrid & Packaging exhibition that may be on interest to you where 11 printers are going to be tested against each other. It should be interesting to all who are looking to purchase a screen printe
Electronics Forum | Mon May 12 16:31:39 EDT 2008 | tsvetan
Hi, there are different BGA packages, it's not same to rework LFBGA with 0.5 mm step and BGA with 1.27 mm step for instance basically you will be able to de-solder the BGA with hot air and proper nozzle which distributes the heat even on the BGA pa
Electronics Forum | Wed May 28 07:44:28 EDT 2008 | rgduval
Hi, AJ, In general, the peak PCB temperature is variable depending on the profile used. We try to keep our peak temperatures in line with the paste manufacturers recommended temperatures; ignoring the peak temps for the PCBs. For the peak temps yo
Electronics Forum | Wed May 28 08:46:39 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
I've talked to several Applications Engineers and Chemists from a couple of different paste manufacturers and they confirm that the profiles on their data sheets are nothing but guidelines. It's up to you, Process Engineer or Process Tech, to develo
Electronics Forum | Fri May 30 08:24:08 EDT 2008 | cyber_wolf
The nozzles get centered at zero degrees and 180 degrees. I believe the yellow asterisk is the measurement at zero degrees, when it rotates to 180 is when you will get a red X or a green O. (In other words the yellow asterisk is normal) I think you
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 04 13:10:34 EDT 2008 | daxman
Hi James, What version of Flexa are you using? If you are using 2.x, if I remember correctly, the licensing was tied to your computers mac address. If you transferred Flexa to another PC or re-installed windows it was complicated to get it working.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 19 09:33:09 EDT 2008 | stevenvl
Hi, I'm having issues with boards sticking/jamming along the line, as well as what seems to be excessive wear along the guide rails. The boards are an Alumina Ceramic material and the rails differ by machine, but include anodized aluminum, steel, de
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 29 11:46:26 EDT 2008 | johnnie52
I'm new at this and any help will be appreciated. I received cad data from a customer and need to get it loaded into a Topaz system. The data is for a single board but the production board is panelized and has edge rails. This means that the actual
