Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 21 20:37:21 EDT 2006 | basem
Does anyone on this forum has experience with any of i-PULSE SMD placement systems? I am looking at the M4e. Also, can someone advise me on what to choose if the desired final circuit is of very high density and small pitch (0.5mm)? I am considerin
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 08 18:58:27 EST 2007 | Mike F
Normally someone would have replied to tell you to do a search of the archives. I've read at least 4 or 5 different threads dealing with baking out PWB's, but none were for this special material. First, have you contacted the manufacturer of the PW
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 09 13:54:10 EST 2007 | jdengler
Hi All, I'm having a problem with a Fuji GP-341. It has squeegee pressure control using a TEAC TD-320A comparator. I cannot get it to measure printing pressure. On the TD-320A it normally reads "2512" then flips to "oFl4" then back to "2512". If
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 12 11:13:12 EST 2007 | davef
Q1. If I go to the Pb-free solder paste, is it necessary that I have to change my reflow oven OR just by changing with respect to solder paste specification, I can reach my goal? A1. It depends on your current oven. Some ovens can meet the higher t
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 13 17:29:18 EDT 2007 | Oswaldo Rey
I placed a Maxim MAX16810 38 pin TQFN with a power pad ground on the bottom of the chip on a prototype board FR4 doble sided. Vias of 0.6 mm where placed underneath part, 6 vias in total. Solder was placed with an air operated syringe, land pattern w
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 28 09:25:53 EDT 2007 | SWAG
Yes, pre-loaded feeders is the best way. If you do not have that option as you are high mix or do work for different companies that have many different part numbers, I would guess that your printer will take about 15 minutes to get ready, each HSP f
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 21 08:26:57 EDT 2007 | Cmiller
Has anyone experienced a problem with conformal coating adhesion to IS-410 boards? We are having problems with one suppliers boards. IS-410 boards from other suppliers are fine and all FR-4 boards that I have looked at are fine. We are using Conap
Electronics Forum | Wed May 16 18:52:14 EDT 2007 | ratsalad
cman, I wrote a macro for "TextPad" which is free to download for a fully functional evaluation (which never expires). The macro converted my sample Mentor neutral file to this format: ############################################# ###Component I
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 27 11:20:58 EDT 2007 | davef
Q1: Is it sufficent to simply put meter probes in the water to get a resistance reading? A1: No. You need a meter for the purpose. Myron-L [myronl.com] is one such company Q2: I'm very skeptical of the Culligan man as they tried to pass distilled w
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 05 16:54:00 EST 2007 | bbarton
There are several things that can be done to increase throughput on you screen printer, including the panelization of your bords as Steve & Hussman has pointed out. However that's of limited use if you have plenty of stock that is not panelized. That