Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 13 22:20:38 EDT 2000 | Dave F
=10 mils larger than lead 3 silk screen legend text weight >=10 mils 4 pads >=15 mils larger than finished hole sizes 5 place through hole components on 50 mil grid 6 no silk screen legend text over vias (if vias not solder masked) or holes 7 so
Electronics Forum | Mon May 17 13:34:22 EDT 2010 | davef
If it's not adhesive, try an ESD-type ionizer. The objective of an ionizer is to eliminate surface charge on insulators and on isolated/ungrounded conductors. Practically speaking, the action of an ionizer is to drive the voltage on the surface of a
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 17 10:44:24 EDT 2008 | rculpepp
I'd suspect contamination also, possibly from the board supplier. Sr. Tech's post mentioned what looks like a blister on the board, in the upper right of the Q19 photo. This could very well be a contaminate from the PWB fab shop. I've seen similar pr
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 16 12:56:56 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
simon- davef is on the right track. 1st year electronics courses teaches us that you should always check the power supply first. In this case, the power supply in question is not your power source but the regulated power within the unit. I suspect o
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 25 11:24:31 EDT 2005 | Daan Terstegge
I have a question about inspection, touch-up, and how far you need to go to get a product that meets the required IPC-spec. According to some reports (i.e. "New Study Reveals Component Defect Levels" by Stig Oresjo of Agilent) the average defect leve
