Electronics Forum: air (Page 18 of 257)

Machine won't change nozzles

Electronics Forum | Fri May 13 11:00:19 EDT 2005 | geb

I have a Universal GSM which won't change nozzles from the changer. It says something along the lines of "timed out waiting for air pressure to build". Even though it has around 100PSI air pressure. Any ideas how to solve this? Cheers

Wave Solder Non wetting holes

Electronics Forum | Wed May 18 19:12:26 EDT 2005 | HOSS

Hello, Assuming that your dwell and coverage at the wave are in order..... Have you checked the angle and pressure of your fluxer air knife? You can only count on capilary action to a point. The air knife, set correctly, will help get your flux t

Parts Blowing off in Reflow Oven

Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 30 10:49:27 EDT 2005 | dougs

i've seen ovens blow the parts off of boards, but only the older style air amplifier types, not seen a fan driven oven do this. is the oven in question air amp or fan???

Very fishy missing solder paste issue

Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 19 06:17:20 EDT 2005 | Rob

Have you tried a smaller nozzle? I'm wondering if the air is escaping through the cut outs on the device on the air kiss stage.

Hot air, hand held rework stations for Pb free production

Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 07 17:04:28 EDT 2005 | bhu

Anyone have any recommendations for hot air, hand held rework stations? We currently use Hakko for leaded assembly. We already have a sniper for bga rework.

Hot air, hand held rework stations for Pb free production

Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 08 04:10:52 EDT 2005 | Rob

Danotherms for hot air rework & Metcal MX500's for irons = very happy staff (& very unhappy accountants!)

Had to share that one, its related to mfg. in the 21st century

Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 13 04:49:49 EST 2006 | Rob

And if they built it in it's original location good old George would call in an air strike claiming it was as covert desert air craft carrier housing weapons of moose destruction.

Dry Box Storage

Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 17 20:34:13 EST 2006 | Hoss

I know this has been hashed from looking in the archives but there is little in regards to creating drybox storage using clean, dry air (CDA). If my factory can supply CDA through and air dryer at

Air inclusion in solder paste

Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 27 22:20:04 EST 2006 | davef

Mike The air 'contained' in the aperture would prefer to escape between the board and the bottom of the stencil rather than through your paste while you're printing over it.

Solder on gold finger

Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 02:42:34 EDT 2006 | Francis

Short term, taped the gold finger. long term, study the air flow of the reflow section of the oven. It is always being overlook at this part and lookout for the printer. The air flow must be laminar and properly flowed back.


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