Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 17 09:00:58 EDT 2003 | fmonette
Good question, here is the short answer : The problem is that dry storage is not the same as a bake process. If you want to bake saturated components, this should be done at higher temperatures. The IPC/JEDEC standard provides a table with bake temp
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 21:44:27 EST 2000 | Dave F
Horace: Area you in the rainy or the dry portion of the South? ;-) Now, excuse me from mincing words with you ;-) �, but buying a manufacturing software package is a serious (expensive) endeavor that will leave no part of your company unscathed. I�d
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 23 16:49:08 EST 2000 | Dave F
John we paced through the same question recently. Both automatic dispensers and printers can be used to deposit SMT adhesive or solder paste on substrates with a relatively high component density. Dispensers are superior to printers in terms of exa
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 20 20:54:03 EST 2001 | fmonette
Dear Mike, As you might have noticed from the labels on the dry bags, the maximum floor life is specified by the component manufacturer and it can range from 1 year (level 2) down to a few hours after mandatory bake (level 6). This limit is based o
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 26 06:23:38 EST 2001 | johnwatt
Folk's, I've been running with the datapaq system for about 5 years now. I have been using it on both reflow and on wave, the only issue I've ever found is that you cannot predict settings for wave, but then you can't do that on Kic and I don't thin
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 10 13:12:41 EDT 2001 | davef
You've told us nothing about your situation, process, boards, or anything!!! If you leave some boards with very fine solder connections on the shelf for a cuppla years, the grain will become coarse. What do you mean when you say "grainy"? What is
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 30 10:22:49 EDT 2001 | kaopsahl
Greetings. I have noticed quite a few postings lately to the effect of "hi, I want to be a SMT pro and make circuit boards, help me". Try to understand why folks on the forum are cringing at your proposal. All of the feedback I have seen regarding yo
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 01 12:23:22 EDT 2001 | medernach
I've had good and bad experiences with OSP's. First of all, ask yourself, "Why use an OSP?" If you don't need it, don't use it. Solderability is dependent upon the number of thermal passes (the fewer, the better), the thickness of the coating, the
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 11 22:06:00 EDT 2001 | davef
The issue is not the cleanliness of your in-bound water. The issue is the cleanliness of the board your customer receives. Look at J-STD-001C, Para 8, "Cleanliness Requirements". The end product cleanliness is the end result of your: * In-bound
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 28 08:14:11 EDT 2001 | Stefan Witte
I visit customers on a contract base to get the machines in a status, that an operator can take over. These customers are usually small shops, who can not effort an engineer to set up the machines. I am not afraid of my job, if it does not require a
