Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 08:45:37 EDT 2013 | gallionc
We've been running our ICOM 5000 off and on since it was new in 1996. There's not much help out there for this machine as Stoelting (who bought out Westek) no longer supports it. You might need to replace the filter, which Stoeling can provide, but
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 19 18:21:17 EDT 2013 | microaide
We recently purchased some used Quad 4C machines. One of them does not seem to keep a stable origin reference point. I teach the nozzle and component pickup coordinates, then suddenly everything seems to be off by .030 to .040 inches in the X axis. I
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 19 11:02:17 EDT 2013 | hegemon
If there is only a single lead free BGA on the BOM, I would suggest a "hybrid" profile. Use regular solderpaste (SN63/pb37) and peak your temperature at around 225C. Allow a bit longer TAL to let the two solders co-mingle at the BGA joints. You are
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 06 10:03:59 EST 2013 | rgduval
Hi, Peter, I'm not an authority on surface finish thickness, and it's effect on reflowing, so, I can't advise on that front. If the boards are a week old, and ENIG, I would not suspect surface contamination. It's always a consideration, of course,
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 29 02:50:37 EDT 2014 | alexeis
Hi, The issue is very complex and difficult to arbitrarily divide the types of components. From research we perform today together with our customers to design a work-at-SMT accurate as much as possible, I can summarize that vast time differences de
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 14:21:15 EDT 2014 | toddp2012
Hi all, we have a Speedline Technologies ELEOCTROVERT/Aquastorm 200. In January we stared supplying it with pre-filterd to the DI cabinet next to machine so our large media would last longer. All was fine for about 4 months and then we started gett
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 30 20:23:34 EST 2014 | jeff701
What does "maintain it really good" entail? For reference, this is our maintenance procedure for the FX-D: - At the end of an 8hr shift, the solder paste path is purged start-to-finish using Nordson's ValvePurge. The machine's then powered down and
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 09 04:37:13 EST 2015 | jsolloway
Hi Jeff, We have both a MY500 (4 years) and a 600 (8 months) and were the first in the UK to have both. They work well for us, enough so that we no longer use a stencil printer. Like yourselves we are a high mix CEM we make about 500 different part
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 18 13:11:38 EDT 2015 | dyoungquist
We used to run a TP9-2 but upgraded to the MY series about 5 years ago..... Encoder going bad is a likely possibility, especially on a machine that old. I can't say for sure that is your problem but we did have to replace an encoder on our TP9 (I
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 25 06:34:29 EDT 2016 | spoiltforchoice
I'm going to ask the obvious question first. Why can't you place the entire job the same day you paste it? Getting a sensible workflow is a far better method of improving productivity than experimenting with crazy solutions. I can see a gas atmosphe
