Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 18 13:56:39 EDT 1998 | No Friend Of Alpha
So my salesman says to me that we could return our unneeded Al frames from our MPM printer to Alphametals in CA for credit to be applied toward a future sale. Sonded good. So I boxed up all the damn frames (44) and shipped them off to Goofyland. Now
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 13 21:58:14 EDT 1998 | Alpha Guy
When things go wrong (see below) it can usually be attributed to a communication problem. This is exactly the issue with this case. A meeting has been held and corrections have been made with no hard feelings. However, another call rather than a
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 04 20:52:57 EDT 1998 | D.Lange
| | I have gold fingers that I want to mask when running over the wave without pallets. They're on the leading edge of the board. I recall seeing rubber boots that slid onto the fingers to mask them. Pop 'em on before the wave; pop' em off after a
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 04 11:23:25 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| What methods do people use to dress pads after removing and before replacing the BGA? | We use solder wick and a soldering iron, focusing on not "dragging" the wick across vias. This is laborous and booring. Who has a better way? | Dave F Dave, Her
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 06 07:04:27 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| | What methods do people use to dress pads after removing and before replacing the BGA? | | We use solder wick and a soldering iron, focusing on not "dragging" the wick across vias. This is laborous and booring. Who has a better way? | | Dave F | D
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 04 22:36:23 EDT 1998 | Dave F
| | What methods do people use to dress pads after removing and before replacing the BGA? | | We use solder wick and a soldering iron, focusing on not "dragging" the wick across vias. This is laborous and booring. Who has a better way? | | Dave F | D
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 27 07:37:42 EDT 1998 | Scott Davies
| | I realize this is a SMT forum, but I have another | | problem related to electronics assembly and hope there | | will be someone out there that can save my life (this | | time). | | We build quite a few VME assemblies to which we attach | | a SA
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 08 12:29:08 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| Is it just me, or does anybody else have problems with open connections on small surface mount headers and connectors? I am talking about small 20 to 40 pin devices, 25 to 50 mil pitch. We put these things on the board, the feet look like they ar
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 29 15:42:05 EST 1998 | Michael Fogel
| | | We are having some problems with "drawbridging" on 0805 film capacitors. | | | We have already reduced the pad width from .050" to .040" based on input | | | from vendor. Defects appear to be random as far as location on the PWB and direction
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 30 07:44:12 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| | | | | We are having some problems with "drawbridging" on 0805 film capacitors. | | | | We have already reduced the pad width from .050" to .040" based on input | | | | from vendor. Defects appear to be random as far as location on the PWB and d
