Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 15 10:04:52 EDT 2011 | steveblackecmpe
I have a wave that does NOT have top side preheats. I have not worked with a machine like this in the past. The majority of my experience revolve around topside temps prior to entering the wave. Has anyone else worked with a process like this? What a
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 20 01:12:50 EDT 2008 | chrispy1963
Look into a used Siemens F-4 or F-5. These machines can be had for a reasonable cost, they are easy to maintain, the footprint is small (7' X 7.5') and they are simple to program. These machines have a 12 nozzle "Star" revolving placement head for
Electronics Forum | Fri May 12 13:42:38 EDT 2000 | Steve Thomas
I also recommend that you take a peek at the archives, as stencil cleaners have been discussed a number of times. I also recommend that you check with your stencil manufacturers to determine exactly what cleaning process parameters are acceptable to
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 04 09:39:49 EDT 2001 | Cal
I went to the SMTNet Career Center and Found 76 pages of jobs available. Are you kidding me? The two hours of my life that does not revolve around electronics can be better spent elsewhere than wading through 76 pages of job postings. On a serious n
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 09 03:03:26 EDT 2003 | iman
With mounting interest in the "Automated Optical Inspection" thread revolving around SMTnet, was wondering from a end-user point of view, does anyone have recommended configuration AOI machine to recomend for purchase? what were the key benefits o
Electronics Forum | Thu May 29 13:20:47 EDT 2008 | slthomas
All of our new board quotes include a charge for programming that's based on the component quantity and mix of SMT vs. TH. It doesn't take into consideration what it takes to reconcile BOM vs. PCB data inconsistencies, so we eat the cost of resolving
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 23 15:07:38 EST 2021 | spoiltforchoice
Well if you don't want the Chinese sh!tbox answers, don't ask on here. Go talk to the the semi-professional, working out of their garage people over on EEVBlog. There is a reason the anti-chinese comments come up, it is because in relative terms, the
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 27 13:41:19 EDT 2001 | 061032
The "band wagon" was a corporate decision. The performance issue concerned a communications problem between the line computer and the F5 (f5 locked up in the middle of a PCB). This issue did not show it's ugly head until a month after install. I t
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 06 19:46:08 EST 2001 | davef
First, we�re assuming that we�re talking hot air solder leveled [HASL] bare boards, eh? Consider using A-600 - Acceptability of Printed Boards as the basis for discussing the bare board problems. It is the bare board analog of A-610 - Acceptability
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 15 16:54:33 EDT 2005 | linny999
Siemens is an excellent platform. To reduce your scrap:- Carry out the specified maintenance, especially the segments and valve plungers; Calibrate revolver heads to benchmark. Remove the tables, smooth the magnetic strips, clean the mounting faces,