Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 14:34:39 EDT 2010 | claudea2
I purchased a used QUAD 4C -136 and after a few months got the machine running 8 hr shifts. One issue I have come across is feeder drift. I kept re-aligning the feeder pickup positions but they would always change. Finally I got the time to measure
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 06 09:35:45 EDT 2010 | rgduval
Sean, We can't comment on the EDX report; but, we have seen these types of problems before. We would initially agree with you that it seems like a material issue. A solderability test should be performed on the part, and on the board. Easist way
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 07 11:02:07 EDT 2010 | davef
Rob gave you very good analysis and suggestions for troubleshooting your non-wetting issue. We agree with his sequence of troubleshooting. The following comments are meant to be a line to supplement Rob's plan of attack. This adds to Rob's comment
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 08 04:26:27 EDT 2010 | bks
Hello, this is my first post in this forum, but sometimes I visit it to get some news. Now we have an issue and I need your advice. Few months ago we were awarded with a project that use PTH components. We solder these components on Wave soldering
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 08 09:29:10 EDT 2010 | mb_mfg
There are several things that can be done. Shortening the lead length should eliminate bridging between lead. We had done a project several years ago where the customer had shortened the leads to almost flush to the board, preventing any chance of
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 09 18:48:55 EDT 2010 | rway
I hope I understand your question, but are you saying you're having trouble meeting demand? Keep a log of the time that the machines are down, probably for 4-6 weeks would be good and this may give you a good idea of what kind of downtime your worki
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 12 16:34:07 EDT 2010 | remullis
In my experience Through Hole equipment normally racks up the downtime due to the amount of process variables. For SMT you would normally try to capture your workhorse machines Utilization. For example a chipshooter inline with glue dispenser,screen
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 09 23:45:22 EDT 2010 | dman97
I have a CP642 machine that always gives me a Station 17 or Station 19 nozzle error when the machine selects the 2.5mm 3.7mm or 5.0mm nozzles. It always throws an unknown nozzle station 17 error after all the heads have switched to the above mention
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 12 17:52:18 EDT 2010 | warwolf
Hello Our company has just bought a EWS 500 F XL wave machine (about 8 months ago) and i have been trained on how to use it so in new to the industry, things are going well so far but im a bit stumbled on the simplest thing and that’s weather or not
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 14 11:26:51 EDT 2010 | davef
Probably, you need to make the same presentation to your customer that you made to your boss when you proposed changing to low-residue fluxes. Hey boss [customer], here's what's GREAT about low-residue flux. Here's how we can: * Lower our unit cost
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