Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 23 16:19:14 EDT 1998 | Dave f
| I have been requested to explore the possibilities of using an inline lead trimmer in our manufacturing process. I have a few questions I need answered. | 1. Can anyone recommend a good model of trimmer for in-line use? | 2. We do double sided SMT,
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 01 10:53:56 EST 2006 | edruppert
AMS, Are you aware that you will have to purchase several types of insertion equipment for different part types? You will need an axial inserter, radaial and DIP inserter to cover the gamut of thru-hole insertion. Even then you may not cover oddba
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 05 22:10:38 EDT 2013 | jaimebc
We have HRFT-301U ( staple bend) is fairly easy to set up. All you need is t-handle Allen that I believe is provided with the machine. All adjustments to form a part, both pitch and lead length are mechanically adjusted by sliding the forming and c
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 10 17:08:51 EST 1999 | John Thorup
Tell those leads not to be drinking so much. Anyway... too bent to work in a sequencer or auto insertion machine is a lot less bent than if you're trying to manually stick it into a hole. As far as where the lead exit/enters the body of the compone
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 08:46:48 EDT 2006 | pavel_murtishev
Good afternoon, Take my word, bent THT leads will surely cause problems with manual/automatic component insertion, and surely will create voids in solder joints. As a rule, PIH components are placed by hand and good PIH THT manual component placemen
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 20 10:23:12 EST 2007 | slthomas
You could have said "why don't you just flop 'em over twice into the right tray?" lol. Yeah, that's the right way. I was kind of focused on what I had to do here to get two different parts from full trays into two cut-in-half-the-long-way trays sinc
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 21 10:03:15 EDT 2014 | gascon5383
hi, there is an IPC standard, IPC-A-610 - Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies. According to this manual, solder in the bends of a lead does not matter, but solder touching the body of a component is a defect. I cannot find a specific reference in
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 02 17:55:16 EDT 2008 | davef
~le sigh~ makes a good point about forcing bent leads into the solder, letting the solder cool, and releasing the force on the lead. On the other hand, reforming leads of components prior to assembly is dangerous, also, because the "bending of a lead
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 05 08:08:46 EST 2004 | stefwitt
To my point of view, you should be aware of some issues. Manual taping machines with a foot switch for tape advancement require quite a few adjustments before you start the job, like: Tape width adjustment, component rail adjustment, pitch setting,
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 14 19:09:54 EDT 1999 | JohnW
| | | I am examining cut & form PTH component prep equipment to help in our manual PTH insertion process. We need the ability to process both axial & radial with snap-in and stand-off capability. Low volume with the ability to feed bulk, T&R, or Stic
