Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 21 05:46:34 EDT 2000 | Wolfgang Busko
Once you know what your print should look like, means you have found the right apertures, stencil thickness, stencil finish and the right printer adjustments and alignments, the main things to watch for or better to control when printing is in progre
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 19 17:58:45 EDT 2000 | Darby
Moving Heavy Machinery, We will be reconfiguring four smd lines after some building alterations are completed. What are the latest tricks/tools peolple are using for lining up their production lines. Lumps of 4" x 2" and trolley jacks work fine for t
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 22:42:04 EDT 2001 | jax
I assume since you talk about adjusting the locking pin and changing tooling you believe the part is not being held down with enough force while being reflowed. Is this because the insufficent and open solder you mentioned is the lead sitting on top
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 12:03:59 EDT 1999 | Michael N.
I'm having problems with trying to get a good solder joint using a Ceramic PCB. We are using AMTECH hi-temp solder (ws-486 96.5/3.5ag). My profile looks great and I used the recommended profile from Amtech with a few adjustments. My max temp is about
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 15 17:36:45 EST 2002 | jonfox
First of all, who are you buying it from? If it is not coming with any coverage (parts or tech support) from Tyco, don't make this your first one. They can adjust to just about anything you can program on them (big plus) but I would recommend havin
Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 08:12:22 EDT 2006 | marc
smt You should have no issue using your exsisting oven for both leaded and lead free materials if the machine is capable of delivering the desired profiles. One aspect that makes a "lead free" oven is the design of the system. Ability to reach th
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 10:22:51 EDT 2006 | SWAG
Histogram: Place standard tooling block in centernest. Jog camera over block. Jog z-axis to soft limit. Place a white card under camera. User mode to test. Turn board lamp on. From test menu, select histogram. With board lamp on and white under camer
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 17 18:15:39 EDT 2006 | daxman
Hey all, I just though I give you all a quick update. I managed to get the printer working. The problems were a combination of everything that was discussed here. When I adjusted the GS4 pot for the histogram, I turned the wrong one at first. This t
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 28 11:08:42 EDT 2007 | dphilbrick
Dedicated fixtures are always better, assuming you use a good manufacturer. If your a CM you will always have a battle convincing customers to pay for dedicated fixtures unless you have a detailed cost structure that can show them how they will save
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 29 00:13:24 EDT 2007 | slthomas
The two factories I've worked at that ran Radial Lead inserter/sequencers were both building their own products and we were able to specify our own panelization guidelines. One-half inch rectangular frame on all boards. Our universal workboard hold