Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 15 08:47:09 EST 2006 | pjc
Yes, doing the DoEs on your wave to achieve optimum settings that deliver the best results on your worst board is correct method. If not clear on the process, there are still wave solder process classes out there you can attend or hire in-house. If y
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 10 12:09:53 EST 2006 | cyber_wolf
Russ, We use a unit called a Datapaq surveyor to monitor our ovens. Its basically a unit that a data logger rides through the oven in. It has 3 thermal couples across the top and 3 across the bottom. It takes measurements the full width of the proces
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 22 12:06:23 EST 2006 | Chunks
I agree with Steve and would hate to have Ken audit me. "Mrs. Chunks, sure your profile looks like the manufacturers recommended spec, your oven is calibrated to the best you can do or afford, your profiler is also calibrated to the best of your cap
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 22 20:11:59 EST 2006 | slthomas
*Qualify* your equipment by running X boards, Y times, through each piece of equipment under normal operating conditions and quantifying the performance, as in a ppm rating. Then validate your process by defining all of the steps you use to generate
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 09 12:09:19 EST 2006 | fastek
I assumed a conservative 25,000 cph for each of the chipshooters...whether it's an MV2F, CP-6, CP-642 etc. You're not going to get 50,000 cph out of (1) CP-643. You might for short periods but not in the long run. It would be suicide to rely on one
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 25 00:02:17 EST 2006 | rpowell
Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to SMT PCB design and am running into some frustration with the land pattern design of "standard" smt components in particular passive chip components. It seems each manufacturer (Yageo, Rohm, Panasonic) has their own
Electronics Forum | Fri May 12 06:13:55 EDT 2006 | slaine
Hi I use a lot of preforms for other specific applications. Personally I like indiums product but the lead time is awful and dont often deliver them on schedule. (im in the uk). Some manufactures make preforms out of solder wire that is pressed flat
Electronics Forum | Sat May 20 09:54:43 EDT 2006 | smartasp
Hi Guys What a wonderfull bunch we are. Overstressed by the senior management at HQ dreaming up some new benchmarks, processes we don't fully understand and to top it up a wife bitching at you for spending to much time with the brand new smt line yo
Electronics Forum | Fri May 26 10:58:15 EDT 2006 | Chunks
Tell your inspector you are PURPOSELY printing 25% off to attain a synergistic energy level that will initiate the description of the criteria for requirements by developing a framework for the application architecture consistent with the planning co
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 01 16:30:33 EDT 2006 | ricardof
My suggestion DEK printers are good, however, we have an EKRA, I'm really amazed, about $4 KUSD in spares and service in 5 years (approx $160 K for a printer) NXT is good, nice high volume, ease of use , quick changeovers, and we just ran them for 10
