Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 16:25:28 EDT 2002 | clarkk
Alan, You're right, mass inspection after assembly won't work. The inspectors will miss 25% (or more) of the defects, and the boards will be reworked before SMT operators can properly define defects and their sources. The company I work for tends to
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 27 14:20:57 EDT 2005 | Bob R.
If you visually inspect the solder joints of the first dozen or so boards with the Pb free parts and you're meeting workmanship standards then I wouldn't worry about it. When we started getting the first barrage of Pb free parts a couple years ago w
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 08 15:27:25 EST 2015 | davef
Thinner: Flux thinner, NOT paint thinner We kept a spare stone in thinner in inventory. We cut PVC pipe to size, cap in one end, screw thread on the other, stone inside, filled with flux thinner and covered with a screw cap. I don't remember who we
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 00:35:31 EDT 1999 | Scott Cook
| Netters, | | When I reflow a PCB there is a discoloration of silkscreen and mask. It appears if Profile is too hot! But I dont think so, maybe I'm wrong? | | 1. Kester 293 no clean | 2. 2.1 C/s for 30s to 150 C | 3. .5 - .7 C/s for 60s to 185
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 15:23:05 EDT 2002 | Alan W.
I have recently signed onto a company with very little board assembly experience. I am trying to develop a process control and continuous process improvement program for a new surface mount line, but have run into several people who are not really i
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 15:24:10 EDT 2002 | Alan W.
I have recently signed onto a company with very little board assembly experience. I am trying to develop a process control and continuous process improvement program for a new surface mount line, but have run into several people who are not really i
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 15:24:29 EDT 2002 | Alan W.
I have recently signed onto a company with very little board assembly experience. I am trying to develop a process control and continuous process improvement program for a new surface mount line, but have run into several people who are not really i
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 15 16:38:42 EST 2004 | patrickbruneel
Here's my 10 cents Studies done in the 1980's concluded that pure tin was prone to whisker generation. A tin content lower then 70% became exempt from this phenomenon. I have never seen or done any studies on the impact lead had in reducing the pote
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 09 19:14:41 EDT 2023 | solderingpro
In today's fast-paced manufacturing landscape, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) factories are seeking ways to enhance efficiency and flexibility while maintaining high-quality standards. The evolution of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) has provided an
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 25 02:58:58 EDT 1999 | Haim H.
| Hey Ya'll! | | Have any of you ever worked with one of V-Tek's "Economax" tape and reel machines? The biggest thing I'm curious about is the type of cover tape that these machines use. It's something they call P.S.A. (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive)c