Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 07 03:27:31 EDT 2006 | dougs
Hi folks, thanks for all the tips. We have run our first batch of these flexi boards now. I had the PCB suppliers make me some 1.6mm FR4 carriers to lay the boards on to carry them through the process. (1 flat & 1 with cutouts for the second side)
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 21 08:34:03 EDT 2007 | rgduval
We have the same problems with cut/tape parts. But, we specialize in short-run prototypes, so I don't have much of a choice but to deal with it, and find a way to make it as easy as possible. We just demo'd a splice tool from Sierra Electronics (ww
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 06 09:53:59 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING (GDT) Using and applying GDT to printed circuitry and assemblies is very much like applying it to any other design for manufacturing (DFM) or design for assembly (DFA) requirement using concurrent engineering (C
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 21 17:44:32 EDT 2002 | davef
Splitting hairs, I expect SIR of all solderability protection, including OSP, to decrease after reflow. What�s more, I expect the SIR of all solderability protection to pretty much decrease over time. The �comb pattern� test specimens meet requirem
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 18 14:42:22 EST 1998 | Dave F
| I heard somewhere that SMEMA has joined IPC, and that the association has decided to boycott Nepcon from | year 2000. Can anyone tell me if this is true | Nick: SMEMA and IPC are talking about merging (EP&P, 11/98, p 18). Below is a news release
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 12 11:35:27 EDT 2004 | Pierre RICHARD
Here are some answers to my questions after a good research. I also added more definitions that could help understand this esoteric language used in assembly, specially surrounding fluxes and their use. In blue italics are comments and extracts from
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 25 10:11:03 EDT 2008 | bandjwet
We recently sent some PCB assemblies along with the schematics to a test services provider. Afer paying for the NRE tooling charges we were paying $75.00 per hour for the service providers Level 1 test technicians. Does this sound like a fair rate (w
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 24 03:59:26 EDT 2009 | hurr
Hallo Joanne, I had employed by producer of Ecofrec 303. We make many tests of corrosion and conductive test in our company. All results of this tests was OK . Vast majority correspond mil standarts. When I ask my labor assistent in BRY, white residu
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 23 06:16:13 EST 2007 | Ayelet
Hi, I am lookinh for standards that define the cleanliness level of the assembly room and also for the test and packaging room. I understand that tehre are some defintions of tempertaure and humidity that shoudl be met. Are there any specs for part
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 07:58:58 EST 2007 | ayelet
Thank you guys. So to summarize - no spec, just need to have decent cleaning... Are you familiar with dust events that caused burning of test stations ? Thanks Ayelet
