Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 14 04:25:20 EST 2006 | Rob
I wouldn't go with the AX-5 - it's overkill. To make a board in high volume that sounds that simple is a job for a second user chipshooter (Fuji or Pana)as the first reply mentioned. Stay away from FCM1's. I'm sure the AX-5 is a great machine, but
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 09 10:34:18 EST 2007 | Rob
Call me Mr Picky,... but you can still buy new Fuji Chipshooters: http://www.fuji.co.jp/e/SMT/smt_Products/cp842/index_cp8.html ...and they'll still be working when our kids have shoved us dribbling into retirement homes. In answer to your other
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 10 17:23:51 EST 2009 | gregcr
GSM's are only 500 to register with UIC. There are a ton of GSMI's around. We have always run chipshooters with GSM's and now the new Advantis machines from UIC. GSM's are very accurate, but a bit of a pain if your running lots of chips (thus we r
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 10:17:32 EST 2000 | g cronin
I have been trying to get the fid recognition to work on the Universal 4785 chipshooter but keep coming up with errors. If anyone has any experience using fids on this machine and can give me some pointers please drop me a line... thank you greg
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 30 22:01:33 EST 1999 | Dave F
Sergio: You're looking on all the wrong places. Go to: * SMTnet PCBCE Mart * chipshooters.com * ipc.org * Any of the myrid of equipment brokers listed in the archives * Panasonic Good luck Dave F
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 10 21:19:46 EST 1999 | BSMITH
Susan, Here's a simple article that describes the pieces of a SMT line and the layout that many companies use: http://www.chipshooters.com/Articles_02.shtml Hope that helps.
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 31 11:28:12 EDT 1999 | Lee Radney
We recently upgrade our Universal/Sanyo 4791 chipshooter to incorporate the NN heads. Since that time (four months ago) We have had several springs break in the new heads. Anyone had a similiar experience? Any idea what might be going on? Thanks
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 18 11:27:54 EST 1999 | J. Coogan
Greg Please call us at 607-779-7497 to talk to one of our HSP Technical Specialists. We'd be glad to help. J. Coogan Universal Instruments Corp.
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 08 12:26:04 EDT 1998 | Dave Kalen
| | Hello all! My name is Mike Cannon and I'm a small business owner looking at some of the SMT equipment today. | | I've been interested in Sanyo chipshooters due to the cost, but I'm not sure if it's the right decision. I've been on chipshooters.co
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 17 15:27:24 EDT 1998 | Chuck
| I am looking for a chipshooter capable of installing tape fed smt parts on tape up to 32mm. Chipshooter speed on 8mm components must be a minimum of 12K per hour. Reliability, customer service and price are the gating issues. Please help me make
