Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 29 09:37:25 EST 1997 | Craig Wilmer
| Can anybody give me feed back on the pro and cons of | using Pace, OK, Hakko, Metcal, etc... Kris, Pace is going to be your best bet when it comes to productivity. I used to do rework and repair for Compaq and all of the PCA lines in their manufa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 28 09:30:07 EST 2005 | reash
Well the powers that be actually want to go with a regular rework station, for future growth. I guess they plan on using BGAs sometime in the near future. We're also planning on using a D-Pak device in this first board. So now we're looking at the
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 13 22:30:05 EST 2002 | davef
Methods for performing repairs: * 7721 - Repair & Modification of Printed Boards & Electronic Assemblies. * On-line guides at Circuit Repair Technology [ http://www.circuittechctr.com ] site. Roughly from East to West, service companies that perfor
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 14 08:23:29 EDT 2007 | davef
Laser soldering suppliers are: * Seica [low cost firefly A-30]; 45 Osgood St 1st Flr, Methuen, MA 01844; 978-683-8356 F8357 seicatestsolutions.com/pages/24/A30-Firefly-Solder-Station.php; Dave Sigillo [GM] sigillo@seicausa.com * Leister Process Tech
Electronics Forum | Thu May 08 15:53:28 EDT 2008 | radab
I love my Pace ST-30. Not too expensive and works a charm. Tips are also reasonable at $6-$15.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 12 13:47:20 EDT 1998 | Enza Hill
The SMTA Great Lakes Chapter (Chicago area) is holding a Rework Symposium on June 30th. (I know REWORK is a dirty job, but some of us have to do it!) We will have several speakers in the morning on the following topics: - Rework Management & Optimi
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 14:30:09 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| | | | | | Hiya, | | | | | | | | | | | | Could anyone please suggest recommended manufacturers of | | | | | | IR rework stations for the removal of various SMT comps. | | | | | | | | | | | | Cheers | | | | | | | | | | | Why IR ? Ok, I�ve seen on
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 30 00:28:46 EDT 2005 | thaqalain
I failed in a Soldering interview.My recruiter send me for PTH wave soldering. The company given me a small board and asked me to take out rectangular prismatic shape PTH components,I tried to put two guns around solder bonds one by one alongwith flu
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 30 08:46:53 EDT 2007 | electronhose
I just purchased some PACE ST-25 systems for basic soldering and they work great. It was a deal at $155 each and they heat up FAST! Tips are around $6 each so the whole system is affordable. A step up for rework jobs would be the Metcal MX systems.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 29 07:37:45 EDT 2012 | davef
The current discussion about solder fountains has to do with copper dissolution. Broadly, copper dissolution is the weakening of copper traces where a trace and a barrel plating intersect due a loss of the copper into the solder. Longer contact time
