Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 26 02:20:37 EDT 2001 | mugen
Hey, hey, hey !!!! why do we always think of the BIG names, eh? give the underdog a chance, manz! We evaluated the METCAL bga rework station, (they only have one model going, no worry, its loaded with smart innovations) we gave it thumbs up, 2 thu
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 10 07:54:20 EDT 2001 | John
We use scored boards almost exclusively on our new products, but there are some things to be aware of. 1) If it has SMT on it, hand breaking it is a bad idea (our customers refuse to discuss it). 2) Pizza cutters are a bad idea (our customers shou
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 19:22:11 EST 2000 | Jason Bentley
What kind of errors are you getting. make sure that you have the right size fid's and the color is correct in the program. This is the main problem that I run into and it usually corrects the problem. Make sure that it is looking in the right X and Y
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 13 13:16:40 EST 2000 | Dave F
Tony: You have choices: * Hi Temperature Tape: Go with Wolfgang ... too tough to control. * Selective Soldering Pallets: Some like 'em some don't. A lot of your success depends on the pallet fabricator. * Screenable Temporary Solder Mask: Wol
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 05 11:43:11 EST 2000 | Dave F
Yins, In low volume applications, using X-ray for BGA mounting process control is: 1 Very expensive approach, as you've stated. 2 Requires beaucoup operator training and interpretation of results. Which is double bad, because of the intermittent n
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 22 10:09:53 EST 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
Hello Everybody, I�m afraid I�m not the only one who suffers from sudden inexplicable but certainly foreseeable loss of data on profiles, processes and all the rest concerning this field. To my astonishment it happens every year in late december tha
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 21 16:17:42 EST 1999 | Paul Isaacs
Does anyone know of effective pick and placement optimisation tools for the Yamaha YM84 (Phillips CSM84). We are small manufacturers that have 2 YM84 machines, 1 being a triple pick machine for placing jelly beans and the other for placing IC's. We a
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 09 13:37:35 EST 1999 | Mike F
Does anyone have a suggestion for soldering boards with 1 inch long leads sticking out the bottom? Our vendor is using a drag solder machine, but I'm not happy with the preheat and controls on it. We assemble boards with numerous LED's( 200 to 700 pe
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 03 03:58:12 EST 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
Hi Charly, For batch ovens there is no discussion. For inline loading interval depends on the oven you use, the amount of heat the PCB takes out of the zone and the capability of the oven to get it back in. The approximate time for the PCB to stay i
Electronics Forum | Sun Dec 05 22:43:27 EST 1999 | dreamsniper
Charley, Though my reply is quite late, it might be a good info for you and i hope that this info could help or could provide you some views. Some companies practice at least 1 board gap, which means the length of the pcb you are currently loading,
