Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 27 10:52:22 EST 2015 | dyoungquist
Taking a shot in the dark...... Are you using the correct oven profile for the connector? Solder tends to flow (wick) towards the hottest part of the connection/pin/pad it is on. It may be that the hottest part is the connector itself where the pi
Electronics Forum | Fri May 31 15:18:03 EDT 2024 | poly
I'm thinking about making a custom nozzle for a hirose connector my UIC machines have trouble putting down correctly. I'm thinking of printing the nozzle from stainless steel or something else. Does anyone have a material preference for nozzles? I
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 10 11:56:25 EDT 2023 | leeg
For which connectors? We are using a Andon BGA connector and are having a few issues with solderability and occasionaly bow / warp?
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 06 13:29:39 EDT 2024 | poly
I'm having a lot of trouble placing a long thin connector (DF40C-100DS from Hirose) all my other parts including 0.3mm pitch parts are placed very well, but this part is much longer than anything else and is often placed with rotation or position err
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 08 05:10:10 EDT 2005 | siverts
What is Your customers requirements? Is the PCBA mounted with front/back connectors? Will the PCBA be mounded in a rack and connected to opposite connectors on the other side? In this case, if the warpage is more than approx 1-1.5 % You will then n
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 19 10:24:14 EST 1998 | Brian Co nner
Currently, I am having problems with a AMP Mictor connector at the wave process. These connectors have both SMT leads(topside) and thru-hole leads. Even though we have re-designed the board for via issues. We still see some of the SMT leads re-fl
Electronics Forum | Tue May 30 11:51:43 EDT 2000 | JAX
Sal, I have seen this problem placing SMT connectors which exceed 60mm in length. Although I did not use siemens equipment at the time I am not sure if they will place enought force to seat the entire connector flush to the board. They have a maximun
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 22 13:54:25 EST 2014 | proceng1
My customer made a process change to overcome a design flaw. The PCB assembly mounts in a plastic housing. The PCB mounts to the front housing via plastic stand-offs. They had to change a connector on the back side of the assembly due to long term
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 12 11:55:30 EDT 2000 | Mike F
In general I agree with Dave and Chris, but some parts have leads that can't be clinched (connectors, some header sticks, etc.). If the problem part has not been a floater in the past, then check the lead finish and your flux application. A bad finis
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