Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 01 14:09:40 EST 2007 | CAN
Have never tried, I will and see what happnes
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 28 21:19:10 EST 2007 | davef
While it's common to use RO where TDS is sometimes very high, like Cali; it seems like the RO is killing your beds. What happens when you run without RO?
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 28 14:14:08 EST 2007 | CAN
We have just setup 2 inline cleaners on one RO system, in the past the machines were on there own internal system and hte beds would last 3-6 weeks (I know it depends on the amount of use). Now with 2 machines on the same RO system I'm lucky if we ge
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 26 11:14:50 EDT 2006 | FredC
Are these covers repacements for the tape guides? If so in retipping many thousands of cp6 nozzles we see that the window in the tape guide is often miscentered and the needle tip rubs on the same place every time it picks. I expect the miscentered g
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 09 17:28:07 EST 2020 | dwl
2-3 weeks? wow! I've had stencils last over a decade and only needed replacing because the adhesive holding the mesh dry rotted and crumbled. Of course build volumes were in the order of 50-100 per year. Just goes to show there is no easy answer f
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 27 08:03:55 EDT 2010 | scottp
You have to figure this out for yourself for your paste. When I evaluate solder pastes I require good tack, no solder balls, and proper wetting after 4 hours at "reasonable" ambient conditions. I also print boards and put them in a temp/humidity ch
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 21 05:12:35 EST 2015 | jsolloway
Calling all Metcal users.... I am trying to get an idea of the expected tip life of a given Metcal solder tip and I am met with the generic response of "there are too many parameters" to give such a number, either in average number of solder joints
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 21 09:58:34 EST 2015 | dyoungquist
We are using Metcal STTC-8xx series tips. One thing that makes a huge difference on tip life is what type of solder you are using. If you are soldering with lead (SnPb) solder the tips will last 3 times longer on average than if you are soldering w
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 07 20:43:47 EDT 2001 | davef
First, we know that MIL types are wont to use charts like that. Give �em Weibull distribution tables and then they�ll be happy, happy. A good book is Nelson �Accelerated Testing: Statistical Models �� Wiley Second, we don�t use that very nice stu
Electronics Forum | Fri May 12 11:40:25 EDT 2006 | solderiron
If you can change to SN100C do it. The nickel prevents the high tin content from eating away at the metals on the tips. Similar to what the Lead did in 63/37 alloys. This Koki crap is just that, crap. 99% tin??? Thats what is causing the problem peop
