Electronics Forum | Wed May 23 08:50:29 EDT 2007 | stepheniii
We have a timer on our selective solder so it's molten when we come in. The heat it takes to remelt the solder is equal to the heat lost as it solidifies therefore don't worry that it takes more energy per minute to melt the solder than to keep it mo
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 01 19:57:07 EST 2002 | davef
Selective soldering machines are a good way to "finish automation", if the design of the PCB is conducive to the application with just a few components to solder. Your points are good. A decision matrix for selecting a machine might also include:
Electronics Forum | Mon May 16 18:03:30 EDT 2005 | davef
Key Issue: Will this machine solder your boards? You never know until you solder one. Any other avenues of analysis involve substantial risk. Flux Selection * High or low solids * VOC or VOC-free Solder Alloy * If using lead-free, avoid stainles
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 01 09:57:30 EDT 2008 | grayman
I do not know if you want selective wave soldering or selective point soldering? If you have good budget say, less than US$200k Vitronics is best for wave selective soldering. However, if you have low budget say less than US$100K I suggest ACE or K
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 10 00:21:34 EST 2010 | geocep
I have recently purchased an ACE Kiss 101A Selective Solder System 4 weeks ago. I am having a terrible experience. The nozzle will not stay wet, and the flux-er pattern continues to shift erratically; all leading to very poor quality process. ACE
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 26 15:24:12 EST 2007 | joeherz
A recent thread regarding the ACE KISS equipment has me wondering if anyone is happy with their choice in selective equipment. I don't see much mentioned about Pillarhouse, Juki, ERSA and some of the others. We're currently debating whether to inve
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 22 15:33:20 EST 2013 | hegemon
Funny how things can be looked at from two sides. Not sure what would be considered low volume in the above post. Our first KISS machine has been producing product for well over 4 years now, double shifts every day, and about 50% of the saturdays
Electronics Forum | Wed May 09 03:56:36 EDT 2018 | ced
Hello, I work on the replacement on our old waves. The objective is to replace 6622C waves by full tunnel N2 waves, for the benchmark, I have selected 3 manufacturers : Ersa, Seho and Electrovert. What are your experiences with these manufacturers
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 12 16:59:24 EDT 2007 | flipit
If you want an inexpensive, good, somewhat dedicated, solution, then I would use a desktop wave pot like Wenesco or better yet Air Vac. The PCBRM10 or PCBRM12 from Air Vac may still be available. Can find on Ebay also. They have a quick change, pr
Electronics Forum | Fri May 18 11:51:37 EDT 2007 | grantp
Hi, We have a soltec wave, and apart from the really bad software running it, I am wondering if it's time to replace it with selective soldering, which will use less solder, and much less power than a wave. What is a good inline replacement for a w
