Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 20 01:25:39 EDT 2002 | lysik
It is not just the rgistration fee. It is the fact that often after you register the machine you sre still denied a certian portion of service. UIC is very in check with their registration pricing. OEM's do however have a clause that says we can not
Electronics Forum | Thu May 02 09:08:13 EDT 2002 | darryl
I have a Quad QSP-2 for 5 years and I have had no problems with it. We run it 16 hours per day 6 days a week. Software is good. Service is excellent Quadcare is expensive. The only drawback that I see is tapefeeder repeatability. Seems that the p
Electronics Forum | Fri May 10 10:36:09 EDT 2002 | stownsend
Could be. Bottom line is my frustration is high with ENIG. It has it's merits, but if it's not done right, it'll bite you in the butt. Too many other choices to keep this frustration around. I have never used OSP. I'm requesting 200 boards from my b
Electronics Forum | Mon May 13 11:17:57 EDT 2002 | genny
I think for our company, the reason we have not yet tried it is two fold. One - we are just barely starting to see a need on a new product under design for a flat finish, so currently we don't use any of the really flat finishes available. Two - Silv
Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 10:11:23 EDT 2002 | dougt
I see some of the pick and place manufactures talking about how their machines (software) can help you control your inventory and keep track of where your SMT devices are. Is this really being achieved? Are the machines talking to the stock room /
Electronics Forum | Wed May 15 19:55:19 EDT 2002 | russ
Good point, I am preheating for 90 sec to a temp of 170 C. (PCBA) then reflowing for 40 sec. to bring it to 215 C. I will try a softer hammer. This has been working on other assemblies with the same package however. Do you know if a water soluble
Electronics Forum | Tue May 21 14:12:19 EDT 2002 | dougt
I'm starting to see faducials used more and more on pick and place equipment and this sounds like a good place to use them. Does anyone out there have feeders with faducials on them yet? I'm told that a couple machines are running these to place 04
Electronics Forum | Wed May 22 12:04:01 EDT 2002 | timdaly
Does anyone have any input on the CP20CV(samsung) and the MY9 with Hydra Head? i would prefer input from someone who has owned both. we are a high mix, low to mid volume contract manufacturer who sees value in both machines. we need to make a choi
Electronics Forum | Wed May 22 12:04:05 EDT 2002 | timdaly
Does anyone have any input on the CP20CV(samsung) and the MY9 with Hydra Head? i would prefer input from someone who has owned both. we are a high mix, low to mid volume contract manufacturer who sees value in both machines. we need to make a choi
Electronics Forum | Wed May 29 19:00:08 EDT 2002 | russ
Have been seeing a pretty fair amount ourselfs. it seems to come and go. Couple of questions 1. Are the parts shifting to one side during reflow? 2. is it true non wetting to the component? I have been experimenting with different pad geometries a
