Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 12:57:52 EDT 1999 | John Sims
I need to perform shear tests on components that have been glued prior to wave soldering. Can any one recommend a shear tester and some standardized info on testing? We have had problems with poor glue bonds and would like to implement a test metho
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 11:51:48 EDT 1999 | Dave F
| We have experienced problems with chlorine damaging certain components, is there anyone with similar problems and possible solutions ? preferably info about a source for chlorine free solder paste | | Thanks | | James | James: There is no chlor
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 00:21:11 EDT 1999 | Lance Smalley
After lots of years with Panasert machines, I am starting to need to learn again. 1. For the AP-20 can you retrofit 3D vision? Would you bother? 2. Also for the AP, can you use 20x20 DEK screens with an adapter? Thanks to all you MPM experts. Lance
Electronics Forum | Mon May 31 19:20:50 EDT 1999 | Raeto Zryd
I have difficulty to convince my management to air-condition our manufacturing facilities. The room temperature fluxuates from 8 deg.C in the morning to 25 deg. C in the afternoon. The PCB topside temperatures in the reflow oven and wave soldering ma
Electronics Forum | Fri May 28 15:50:48 EDT 1999 | Frank Boyko
We now put soldermask on copper and then immersion nickel/gold plate our fine line boards. One of our vendors says this causes skipped plating in small via holes and wants to nickel/gold plate the whole board, including via holes, and then apply sold
Electronics Forum | Fri May 28 12:03:07 EDT 1999 | Tom O.
Has anyone had experience with prototype-scale, table top Placemax and/or Manncorp pick and place equipment? If so, what has been your experience with the machines? Are they reliable? Did they meet all your needs? Which needs didn't they fill? Is
Electronics Forum | Thu May 27 14:35:32 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| One of our board fab houses is asking (again) to eliminate the reference designators and polarity markings from boards. This isn't feasible for thru-hole, but what is the industry trend on surface mount assemblies? | Who is working for who? I w
Electronics Forum | Thu May 27 05:56:10 EDT 1999 | Graham Naisbitt
| Anybody using a Westek Orbital cleaner.I would like to know how well it does the job,We are considering buying a used one. | Larry, If you plan to use wash chemistry, do not buy one. If you plan to use pure water process, full water soluble flux
Electronics Forum | Wed May 26 09:56:46 EDT 1999 | Robert Wells
we have just started wave soldering passive SMT components and through hole. We are having trouble with voids on the SMT components. It is very random, but effects a lot of TSOT's. We are using an electrovert with a chip wave. Are there any obvio
Electronics Forum | Tue May 25 10:40:09 EDT 1999 | Michael Konrad
| Is it possible to define a fequency for cleaning stencils on Stencil cleaner machines ? | 40 kHz is the most common frequency used for stencil cleaning. All major manufacturers use this frequency (Aqueous Technologies, PMR, etc.). Many manufact
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