Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 16 19:05:57 EST 2002 | davidduke
Steve , I agree with all the responses you have received. Randy Villeneuve is absolutly correct in all of his assesments and I would consider him an expert with the process , Gris is correct about adding a "heat sink" to the process complicating pr
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 11 12:43:03 EST 2002 | kerryn
We use our ultrasonic stencil cleaner. Before we change the wash solution, we clean pallets, chains, fingers, etc. It does a good job and takes only a few minutes.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 22 14:14:56 EST 2003 | Stephen
Most of the design considerations will be for the wave soldering of the SMT parts. Have you considered selective soldering pallets or masking as an alternative? One problem I have seen with the epoxy process is parts that are high off the board and t
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 23 13:27:29 EDT 2003 | chad
What's the actual brand name of the material? I could give you our experiences with most brand types both from a manufacturing and customer standpoint. Thanks, Chad Haima Pentagon EMS chadh@pentagon-ems.com 503-924-2747
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 15:36:31 EDT 2003 | chad
Mike, I'd be more then happy to talk with you offline about pallets for flex assemblies. We have lots of experience with the manufacturing issues associated with them. Thanks, Chad Haima Pentagon EMS 503-924-2747 chadh@pentagon-ems.com
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 31 21:21:54 EDT 2003 | praveen
Yes we are baking the boards and the BGA. Using a CDM material pallet to hold the PCB as clamping is a problem without that.
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 01 11:07:49 EST 2004 | cyber_wolf
Depending on the volume, try making an aluminum pallet(s)with tooling pins to mount your boards on.
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 27 16:02:20 EST 2004 | Zaxx
Hi Paul, One way but it slows down the process, is to get fixturing pallets made. You can usually get a universal fixture made for anywhere from $185-225USD. Hopefully this can help. Sincerely, Zack Schmad
Electronics Forum | Sat May 01 07:17:03 EDT 2004 | davef
Try rotating [eg, 90*, 180*, etc] the board prior to running it through the oven. Ditch the pallet, as a previous poster suggested.
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 09 19:19:19 EST 2005 | russ
Sorry Duckman, I am not Valerie but I am going to answer you with what we did and do. We will either pin in paste or utilize selective wave pallets. Russ
