Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 18:24:13 EDT 2004 | pjohnson@volterra.com
Simple process - we use similar Kester solder brands of "no clean" low residue solder wick to clean our pads, then brush with isopropyl, and apply Kesters brand of tacky flux under a Leica 6x microscope. We do this on 7x7mm and 9x9mm packages. This w
Electronics Forum | Mon May 17 16:34:25 EDT 2004 | pjc
I am an equip mfrs rep. I took a customer to my wave solder principal's factory to run their boards on a wave with no-Pb alloy, (Sn96.5 Ag3.0 Cu0.5) in air environment. The results were excellent with pot temp of 263C (505F). Their boards are low to
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 14 14:52:22 EDT 2004 | Carol
During processing, the solder in the vias reflows and forms solder balls. PCBs have solder in random PBGA vias from the board manufacturer.The manufacturer says this is a result of the HASL process and is unavoidable. We use HASL finish, multilayer,
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 14 19:47:16 EDT 2004 | davef
use something other than HASL. "The rest of the world seems to be processing with no problems..." [Hello!!! Earth to Carol. This is a test.] Things you are considering could be more trouble than they�re worth. "1) Reduce via hole size" [If you re
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 19 22:51:07 EDT 2004 | KEN
I feel it is less pressure from consumers and more from stock holder increased demands for dividends. Every quaters end our publicly traded customers go bezerk on increased orders to show increased finished goods and less component inventory. All t
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 27 10:02:05 EST 2006 | fredc
If your have enough hours on a machine that you have all the windmills off for maintenance, it would seem to be a good thing to check this height. It would take only a few minutes to put a dial indicator in and manually crank the machine to the botto
Electronics Forum | Thu May 26 06:59:06 EDT 2005 | CLampron
Good Morning, We have several Mirtec table top machines. We bought the first one when it was under the Samsung name. We had the advantage of doing a side by side comparison with several other systems. The Mirtec was the leader in performance. Since
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 05 14:01:48 EDT 2006 | Brian
I have used, Siemens, Juki, Fuji, Universal, and Assembleon. All of them can do the job, depending on the machine mix selected. I personally prefer MPM screenprinters, after using both DEK and MPM. BTU, Vitronics, Heller, and Ellectrovert all make
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 18 20:58:10 EST 2007 | davef
Check with your component suppliers. For instance, look at the paragraph at the bottom of page 4 here: http://www.national.com/ms/PA/PACKING_CONSIDERATIONS__METHODS__MATERIALS_AND_REC.pdf We have no relationship, nor receive benefit from the compa
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 23 11:49:46 EDT 2007 | ck_the_flip
Wow, you're using the Surface Mount Adhesive for mechanical vibration? I've never heard of SMT adhesive being used for things other than holding the components in place before wave solder. Does it work for mechanical purposes? Glue/Wave is a proce
