Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 10 09:41:37 EDT 2014 | bobpan
Can anyone recommend a top notch filter to remove oil from the compressed air lines. The filter will be placed before the machine. We have traps that catch .01 micron oil in the airline but it is still getting through to the machine. Thanks, Bob
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 10 11:24:27 EDT 2014 | spoiltforchoice
Use an oil free compressor ;). My UK based answer would be: We treat our air at point of use with a desiccant air dryer by Walker Filtration (this unit looks remarkably similar to units by Mark, Beko and others (especially the controller) this dryer
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 25 09:59:41 EDT 2007 | slthomas
Plastic of any kind for compressed air is a code violation here. It's not just the pressure, it's the durability. PVC is pretty brittle and if you smack it with a pallet jack it's a lot more likely to shatter and generate high speed shrapnel than cop
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 25 11:31:40 EDT 2007 | realchunks
I have to disagree with you SWAG. Unless you thread it, it doesn't meet fire code. If you got connections that operators plug into, copper bends easy compared to other pipe. PVC is only allowed for compressed air if it is used underground (at leas
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 26 10:41:32 EDT 2007 | slthomas
We had a cooler fail once, before we had any SMT. Auto-insert was at the far end of the building, at the end of the compressed air line. When the Unimod (dip inserter) sprayed the operator with water when the pneumatic table rotation motor fired up
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 26 08:42:34 EDT 2007 | grantp
Hi, It's much better to add the cooler after the tank, as the tank will condense a lot of the water before it even hits the cooler and goes out. It's a much better system to have the tank between the compressor and then the cooler. The air also get
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 05 12:25:42 EDT 2010 | deanm
I think you are right. According to IPC-7526 section 6.2 says that using compressed air to blow out paste will damage the stencil, especially between fine pitch apertures. It can also broadcast solder paste onto other surfaces or personnel. I recomm
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 20 15:32:12 EST 2012 | lace138
Hi Guys, I recently have moved my 2 smt lines (Assembleon) and need to make sure my compressed air quality does not have any oil and water. The specs in the manual state "water and oil free" compressed air which is very vague. Would anyone know wh
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 06 08:22:57 EDT 2016 | lukvel
I am using compressed air to dry my PCBs and to remove dust from my PCBs. This is causing electrostatic build up on the PCBs. What do you suggest rather than an Ionized Air Gun?
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 06 15:33:36 EDT 2016 | davef
Please explain how you would go about grounding a circuit board EOS/ESD Association Frequently Asked ESD Questions 16-Threshold Volume 26, No. 1 January/February 2010 Q. I have a customer that wants us to measure our compressed air for static. Ho
