Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 18 16:26:17 EST 2011 | olddog
Hi again Bob, I checked the theta motor coupling and the set screws are definately tight. I noticed that the theta motor drives an snti-backlash gear (nice design) so there is no play there. It appears that the gear drives a slotted shaft which is d
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 11 09:58:20 EST 2012 | cbeneat
I have a question for any Panasonic CM 402/602 users. We run Cree XPE/XPG/XPC LED's on our machines, and have struggled for years with the lights sticking in our nozzles. We have two types, I believe both designed by Cree, one picks the light up by
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 27 06:18:32 EST 2012 | sarason
I am just releasing Version 1.0.0.9 Beta Release Added feeder swapping. minor fix in Mydata TP Sys 2.7 Added more Juki 2000 and 700 series and Yamaha YP/YG machines, more Panasonic machines. Updated Options tab, User interface cleansing Added Check
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 27 08:31:02 EST 2013 | anton99
We are a OEM and growing pretty fast. The like the idea of setting up common components on the machine. It makes sense from a set up perspective. All of our set up is off line but the set up usually lasts longer than the SMT run so we have some spora
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 29 10:56:56 EDT 2012 | jorge_quijano
Hi guys, I need your advise on this, I have a very uncommon PCB design (at least for me, I've never seen anything like this...) it is 32" x 18" x 0.062" and has 9 QFNs that are driving me crazy, I'm not able to get a good alignment, I can get a mediu
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 27 09:23:22 EDT 2012 | rway
Which military? The US? Being a military contractor, I am surprised at your lack of quality at your facility. I suspect this is non-US military. I don't know where you are located, but being a contract mfg for the military, any military, I can im
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 18 10:52:14 EDT 2012 | sarason
Sounds like a plan. The usual way is to count how many you use on the job either by pre-calculation. Or how many clicks the machine counts and save the data before switch off, then drop it back into a spread sheet. This depends very much on the mach
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 25 13:35:47 EDT 2012 | davef
Here's a paper that may help http://www.ipcoutlook.org/pdf/assembly_challenges_bottom_terminated_ipc.pdf Temperature Impact * Profile didn’t have a significant impact on voiding. * Voids slightly increased with higher temperature. Reflow Atmosp
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 12 11:18:57 EDT 2012 | srgbarba
Hi, I want to ask if someone saw the combo process at smt lines for panel array (bot & top per both sides), I just perform some experiments and it works perfectly, and I validate the T hus (Cg/Pa) and no one component were dropped after the 2nd reflo
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 20 19:56:12 EST 2012 | hegemon
In order to be able to do full prototype assembly, you will need to be able to mount and reflow a large number of different devices of differing technology. One part might be a simple QFP, another might be a .4mm pitch uBGA. If you are prototyping a