Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 02 16:46:12 EDT 2008 | jmelson
Yeah, way back in the beginning, I was VERY suspecious of the whole thing, as car batteries that had KILOS of lead in them were not regulated in any manner. It seems to me a car battery smashed in a wreck and spilled into the storm drains is 10,000
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 20 18:32:55 EDT 2008 | hegemon
Back when I used to do a lot of these style devices we ran into the same problem you are describing. Use a pattern for the center pad area and keep the total coverage to about 68% of the pad area. Diagonal Stripes, tic tac toe, cloverleaf, dot array
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 02 16:13:19 EDT 2008 | ck_the_flip
Wow, I should apply! As others state, wave solder engineers are a dying breed - believe me, I've been doing it for over 15 years. Often times, a very THANKLESS job. People who've never "dealt" with wave think that it's "easy"...c'mon a board trave
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 03 09:27:07 EDT 2008 | grics
I would have to agree with using your own part numbering scheme. Suppose you have a couple of customers who use the same size/material M3 X 6MM screw... However, one of your customers does not approve of a vendor that your other customer does. B
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 19:01:44 EDT 2008 | boardhouse
Hi Mariss, The Main Problem with China is that they are constantly in training mode due to extreme turn over of employees. There are good shops their but you need to look hard. The Company I Sale for owns Two shops, 1 in Taiwan and 1 in china. We
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 25 13:53:48 EDT 2008 | wavemasterlarry
I am done but was informed by people that work for me. I guess theres a need for my input on The Forum so since Im a man that is willing to help others I am here. I agree that my key board an i really don't like each other but that doesn't mean im
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 04 09:30:16 EDT 2008 | grics
If you have concerns, you can look at the datasheet for each component or contact one of their application or materials engineers and find out what the components are rated for...process-wise. IE, how long can I be in the oven with this part, at what
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 30 08:45:42 EDT 2008 | grics
You could also try the ipclistserv "tech net". It is an email list and there are a lot of design engineers that maybe willing to lend you a hand. It kind of reeks to up but maybe worth the time. http://listserv.ipc.org/scripts/wa.exe?A1=ind0807
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 30 10:48:39 EDT 2008 | wavemasterlarry
Degeaser isn't a good chemical to use either cause it leaves a residue so don't use it. alcohol works good. Not sure why everyone thinks it blows up. heck i remeber back in the day when I hade 24 inch foam fluxers bubbling flux and alcohol (IPA no
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 30 10:56:33 EDT 2008 | adamcrum
Hiyo! My company just recieved a Camalot 1818 from a another company that we are now building boards for to speed up production for their stuff. As some of you may know, the older versions of this model AREN'T supported by speedline. I made a grown m
