Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 12 10:33:02 EDT 2002 | Gary Bremer
Does anyone have experience using Sn43Pb43Bi14 solder on high performance circuit boards that are subjected to temperatures from -55� Celsius to +85� Celsius and vibration requirments at 6g? What companies/industries do you know that are using this s
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 12 10:54:16 EDT 2002 | cnoonan
My question is: Where are all the jobs... I have been working in this industry for 11 years, got laid-off a few months ago and it seems all the companies are too scared to hire additional staff, or they moved down south or overseas. Where are all t
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 16 16:43:34 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
Yep, much of the same story here. Former company closed in January, put out over 300 resumes (internet, etc.), not one phone call in 6 months. Was prepping the house for sale rather than foreclosure. Had a former co-worker call me, got a job in minut
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 27 04:43:42 EDT 2002 | saiwong
When you buy a cordless phone that is made in China, do you know how much money they made on each phone? 50 cents only. Who takes all the profit? Contract provider. Walmart, AT&T, Thomson etc. The US contract provides make smart money. They don't hav
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 12 17:58:54 EDT 2002 | Jacob Morris
Greetings, Could somebody recommend a good parts counter that can handle taped SMT and thru-hole components? I'm looking at some counters made by APS and some made by Grip, but I'd like some feedback about these products from people who use them. A
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 15 15:09:52 EDT 2002 | larryk
I have found that it all depends on your leadtime. I've found that tube and tray are easier to get then taper nad reel. I figure it has to do more with the vender. It's much easier to sell small quantites (ie tubes) then to try and sell a huge reel o
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 15 15:09:45 EDT 2002 | peterson
Hi all, I am trying to find some data that will show me the typical lifespan for a wave pallet. I realize that it depends on material used (Durapol, for instance) temp profile, etc and I HAVE checked the fine SMT archives... Anyone have an average n
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 16 21:35:48 EDT 2002 | davef
Reworking used paste. We do not rework or reuse used paste, because we have no experience reformulating paste or controlling the process. Squeegee life. We do not use squeegees with damaged blades. After that, if we can fixture them and get good
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 17 11:52:54 EDT 2002 | tmarc
Hello all, I have a question about OSP. The solder mask over traces leading to SMT pads, in some instances, does not cover all the way to the pad. Of course the stencil apertures do not include traces. After the SMT and reflow process, there is visib
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 18 08:54:49 EDT 2002 | Mark S.
How do you capture the workmanship details on a "per joint" basis? I have recently implimented first pass yield in SMT but it is based on the whole part and not the number of joints. And yield is calculated by PCB failure rate..a PCB with a solder b
