Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 12:06:28 EDT 2006 | Chunks
"As a great thinker/Philosopher like myself once said a few years ago:" Who was this great person that hated SMTnet years ago? MoonMan, you have to realize that when you boast silly things such as high CPH and new metals that no has ever seen, that
Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 12:10:16 EDT 2006 | muse95
The whole point of any forum is to share practical tips and tricks and learn from others in similar positions. If the only thing you're going to say in your posts is "hire a consultant to achieve synergy" you aren't really contributing, it just sound
Electronics Forum | Sat May 20 09:54:43 EDT 2006 | smartasp
Hi Guys What a wonderfull bunch we are. Overstressed by the senior management at HQ dreaming up some new benchmarks, processes we don't fully understand and to top it up a wife bitching at you for spending to much time with the brand new smt line yo
Electronics Forum | Sun May 21 19:14:53 EDT 2006 | grantp
Hi, I agree, and normally we would not act like this to a real person, but this guy is a joke, and it was funny to read the replies to it, and reply. Guru is never going to be part of this forum, because he's just some weird guy who's too arrogant
Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 16:03:08 EDT 2006 | adlsmt
Obviously you know the cost involved and what value the relationship is. I dont think there is an industry norm but here is pretty much our take on it: If its turnkey and testing is included, we fix it or eat it. If the customer cant or wont provide
Electronics Forum | Mon May 22 18:19:29 EDT 2006 | Steve
I have read some threads about poor wetting on palladium-silver (Pd-Ag) coated components. I followed the suggestions, but I am still having a problem. The part is an 0603 chip type (Vishay varistor). The Process: solder paste is lead-free Alpha Met
Electronics Forum | Thu May 25 03:31:17 EDT 2006 | slaine
Hi I manufacture ceramic parts that have a terminations that are palladium/platinum/silver or any combination of the 3. Termination Ink usually consists of 3 main parts the alloy, glass frit and binder. Binder is to help bind everything together whi
Electronics Forum | Tue May 23 09:58:35 EDT 2006 | flipit
I would take a BGA over a fine pitch QFP any day of the week. Unless it is a BGA with a high ball count, place them by the body if you don't have upward looking vision. Make sure your reflow process is good and the parts are placed in the correct o
Electronics Forum | Tue May 23 14:08:56 EDT 2006 | bman
We've been placing BGAs for a while now, and I personally had to x-ray every one of them. The only time we had a placement problem was when a few parts were placed by machine in the wrong orientation. The operators fixed it by hand before it went t
Electronics Forum | Wed May 24 08:02:09 EDT 2006 | geb
Hi, Can anyone recommend a leadfree recipe for a BTU VIP98 i.e. which temperatures for which zones & belt speed? I appreciate that there will be a difference from one oven to another, along with different board sizes, but would like a good starting