Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 10 09:38:00 EST 2003 | pjc
Without knowing your boards and components its difficult to comment- beyond users of those mfgs. and models you mention commenting on performance, reliablity of the equipment and service & support from the mfg. As with any machine, its best to test d
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 24 18:37:08 EST 2003 | Kelly
I am in Supplier Quality and it seems that the quality/service has gone down with most of our current suppliers. The automotive industry lead times definitely impact the quality as well as many PWB shops downsizing in the US. The move to off-shore fo
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 16 15:55:31 EST 2003 | MA/NY DDave
Hi I have a funny feeling that Mike Konrad and I know each other from IBM-Endicott days, yet I could be wrong. It would be funny?? Mike gave a good answer. The Rosin or Rosin Mildly Activated Flux (RMA) if on the board at ICT (In Circuit Test) wil
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 24 17:05:17 EST 2003 | Hoss67
DDave, I do not have the benefit of having the old machine here for comparison unfortunately. Comparing topside wetting to old sample boards run on the older machine show similar results. No solder balls. I have a thermal profiler and have run ma
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 04 17:16:27 EST 2003 | jonfox
If it takes an extra step, then it is costing my company money to pay that person to do that task. Besides, I prefer to keep the stock personnel busy counting reels from shipments and preparing kits for the production floor. Kind of sounds like buy
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 10 21:30:48 EST 2003 | MA/NY DDave
Hi You are probably right. The only thing I will tell you is that one time as thee DFM engineer working between many electronic designers, component manufacturers and CEMs (contract electronic manufacturers) the component manufacturer would not bud
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 10 20:05:28 EST 2003 | joeherz
Hello, We are looking at new/used buildings and are faced with decisions regarding what type of flooring to have installed. I know a little about epoxy, vinyl tiles, rubber, paint and plain old ESD wax on concrete but don't want to re-invent the wh
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 13 10:15:09 EST 2003 | dwanzek
Bridges are front to back. To me this seems to indicate thieves would pull the solder away from the pins. I feel I am correct in that theory. Yes, it would be a good idea for us to bring in a consultant but I have the opportunity right now to make b
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 21 00:15:04 EST 2003 | MA/NY DDave
Hi I see David F already gave you some good sources, most of which I recognize. There are or used to be somemore even in your neck of the woods so keep on checking. SMT Plus rings a bell in my head, and check the magazines on the web like Circuitry,
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 28 12:02:15 EST 2003 | MA/NY DDave
Hi You are right. I guess some of us missed this point in the way this on line dialog works. I like to put the specification that the PCB supplier must adhere to, on the Physical Print. The Physical print is often used by outgoing and incoming insp
