Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 16 06:42:51 EST 2003 | Kev
I am having problems achieving correct pre-heater temperatures with our Hollis solder wave. Our original "Verification Golden board" program uses a conveyor speed of 5ft per minute and pre-heat temps of 300, 350, 400 respectively. Our "golden Board"
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 17 03:26:17 EST 2003 | Kev
Hi Lads, Thanks for all of the replies. To answer a few of your questions..... My wave is a Hollis PT500N. It has 3 zones of pre-heater rod elements. Each individual element (601195-01) is 500 watts. There are 16 elements per zone so 8 Kw per zone.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 08 11:06:40 EST 2004 | russ
If I read this correctly you have two identical ovens that were setup the same ie zone temps, fan speeds etc... when you ran the same board through each of them one showed a lower board temp. Is this correct? Is the temp of the board 7 deg. lower t
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 05 08:08:46 EST 2004 | stefwitt
To my point of view, you should be aware of some issues. Manual taping machines with a foot switch for tape advancement require quite a few adjustments before you start the job, like: Tape width adjustment, component rail adjustment, pitch setting,
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 14:22:13 EST 2004 | Steve Gregory
We just got our new Aqueous Technologies SMT800-LD up and running over the last week, and things seem to be going fine. However, there is one thing I've discovered that I'm not very happy with. The control software that runs the machine has two pass
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 06 15:52:18 EST 2004 | pjc
SPM is superior in terms of technology and application. SPM has larger print area, up to 20� x 19", vs. 17.7� x 15.7� for the MicroFlex. MicroFlex is microprocessor controlled while the SPM has a PC. SPM can print down to 12mil (0.3mm) fine pitch no
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 11 12:38:11 EST 2004 | peterson
As someone who has worked for a contract manufacturer in China, I can tell you that regaining manufacturing jobs in the US will be a difficult task. Difficult, but not impossible. Many companies are discovering that manufacturing has only ONE advanta
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 31 21:08:34 EST 2004 | Ed
Hey guys. I've been manually dunking circuit boards for 8 years now. I too have the excess residue issue to contend with. I'm using a low solids - no clean flux from Kester (959). I have used solvents, thinners, windex and a multititude of cleane
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 12:21:57 EDT 2004 | davef
Please help us understand your situation better. * How do �Having Problems W/ Parts Moving At Reflow� and �When the boards come out of the oven the pads look very wet from flux� relate to one another? * Tell us about solder, flux, reflow profile, and
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 17 16:25:06 EDT 2004 | kmccarten
Rob; To answer your question regarding the availability of moisture controlled dry storage cabinets (Dry cabinets), yes such animals do exist. You can find some additional generic information regarding dry storage cabinets for the electronics envir
