Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 30 13:26:29 EDT 2017 | fuji_user_2014
Hello Gurus, I'm looking for information on FOD generated by routers, more specifically a vacuum equipped Cencorp 1000BR. I want to ensure that this machine can route a populated panel without needing a wash afterwards in order to meet IPC CL3 sta
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 18 09:32:05 EDT 2017 | alexeis
Hi, Pick and Place file is included in CAD file. CAD file contains full information about a board including internal layers, silk, PAD/Component structure, and more. You can use Pick and Place (PnP) file on preparing SMT Programs. In case of small
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 26 21:48:57 EDT 2017 | deanm
For selective soldering I would first look at the alloys your products require. Do you run tin-lead, lead free or both? If you run (or may run in the future) two alloys, then look for a machine that has quick change solder pots. Secondly, do your bo
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 27 22:01:25 EST 2017 | bibi11952
Hello SMTNet, We had received boards from our CM, some came with a Tin plated finish on the SMT hermaphroditic edge connector, while others came with Gold plated on the same connector. Tyco supplies both version and they apparently mixed up parts.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 26 11:24:41 EDT 2018 | applebar
We are a very small EMS that has been sued by a large OEM customer. We built a board, it passed the customer supplied tester, but we had accidentally put a wrong part on it. This was discovered years after we had been placing this part. The cust
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 09:59:50 EST 2018 | crstarr
Hello - We have two Quad QSA-30As that won't boot. These two machines haven't been run since October (they are backup machines), and there were some heavy lightning storms that month. We think both mother boards may have been zapped. We replaced
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 18 14:48:15 EST 2018 | davef
NEED ADVICE: What do we want * "Hi anyone have recommended pcb manufacturer?" [https://smtnet.com/Forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_thread&CFApp=1&Thread_ID=18483&mc=44] * "SMT manufacturers" [https://smtnet.com/Forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_thre
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 13 11:23:14 EST 2019 | aldrich17
We have several issues with components placing properly onto designated leads without having to offset our boards fiducials before population. For several of our boards, we cannot set our fiducials "dead center" but rather offset them in various dir
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 27 08:47:21 EDT 2019 | SMTA-John
Having success with Circuit Boards #432 Solvent Resistant Ink - Designed specifically for circuit boards. This medium dry ink is highly resistant to solvents .... It is also non-conducting. Note: this ink contains an aggressive solvent so should not
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 21 16:50:10 EDT 2019 | emeto
Hello, I've done it before in Excel and it is a very simple concept. Inputs are board size, numbers of SMT and TH process sides, number of SMT and TH placements per side, boards per panel and quantity of boards to be produced. Output will be calcul