Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 18 09:44:51 EST 2007 | bbarton
CC True enough, indisputable and factual...my whole point was that there was NO communication from the company(s) or the peddlers on the subject, causing an unimaginable number of wave operators, engineers, production managers and CUSTOMERS to pull o
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 20 18:32:44 EST 2007 | daxman
I haven't specifically heard of any laminate material that is ESD safe...but I haven't really researched it a whole lot. However, our "ESD" guy found a spray on substance that protects from ESD. We use it for all the plastic garbage cans at our faci
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 12:26:17 EST 2007 | slthomas
In addition to what robqd3 said, just because you can set your oven to 300� C doesn't mean that (a) it's providing 300� C air, or (b) that your oven will survive the temperatures required to reflow your boards properly. Confirming (a) does mean pro
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 19:11:21 EST 2007 | bbarton
Have to agree with Steve. PROFILE PROFILE PROFILE It's the ONLY way with lead free. Think about it for a second...a process window about 1/3 the range of SnPb (assuming a 250 degree C max component temp) and you wind up with a fairly small target to
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 15:11:35 EST 2007 | chef
Blew chunks - thanx for thinking outside the box. Of course there's two sides to every story. Just last week I had a new operator "splash" a couple of boards. Top solder was great, it was all one big solder bridge. Come to find out, the operator forg
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 15:41:15 EST 2007 | shrek
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha,me lad. Wave solder is like an onion, it's got many many layers. Kind of like me-self. I'm a big ogre with many complex layers. At any rate i like the other colleague with his adverstising trigger finger. by golly, me chap, he's a
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 10:31:09 EST 2007 | realchunks
Stencils on average should be a low cost to you, compared to the other equipment you are buying. A couple hundred bucks (U.S.) is all you should be paying. Making a stencil is harder than you would think. Set-up a visit with a local shop while n
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 12:11:29 EST 2007 | chef
Whoa dude - slow down- maybe great beer money but if you don't have good environmental and ESD controls in your shed, all your suds slush fund will evaporate in RMA's costs. A small pick and place (table top) would do. A manual screen printer would h
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 21 04:52:36 EST 2007 | andy1975
Thanks for the posts everybody. I thinks this is all or nothing, I mean set up my own business doing this stuff or forget it. I've been involved in SMT for about 5 years now and feel pretty confident with the process stuff. Just curious to know how
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 09:38:56 EST 2007 | dborgelt
We have an outdated Metcal rework station and are thinking about purchasing a new one. We need something that has heat profile capability. We don't really need anything automated, just something that's affordable, durable, and gets the job done. Does
