Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 07 21:35:16 EST 2006 | Cal Kolokoy
Samir, From experience, the only board test situation where tented via's have difficulty with contact is with a Flying Probe type tester. Otherwise, for traditional ICT, the force of the pogo pins, correct probe type, and fixture design should do th
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 11:55:08 EST 2007 | chef
I recently had the same problems, solder bridges on every thing I made, different customers boards, etc. I wave with no-clean flux. As I sorted out problems (pin holes, blow holes, splatter, etc.) I found a lot of variable factors. I changed flux,
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 26 11:31:34 EDT 2010 | rway
I have been using ICT for a number of years. It is still a viable resource for catching defects in the production process. AOI doesn't catch everything, such as bridging on QFN or J-lead devices (this will depend on the type of AOI and camera syste
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 22 15:48:14 EST 1999 | Chrys
| Hello, | | I will be evaluating and qualifying two equipment types. The first is a fountain soldering device. I need practical advice on all the stuff you guys and gals know about as good, bad, ugly, best applications, setup, limitations, and all
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 18 18:41:17 EDT 2002 | davef
People have made good comments. Additional points are: * Your bridging is probably being caused by one or more of the following: [1] printing too much paste, [2] smearing the paste during placement or subsequent handling, or [3] paste slump during t
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 21 18:13:21 EDT 2002 | johnlee
Kevin, There are a number of custom integrated systems that perform automated insertion of "odd" components. These system use either a robot or cantilevered X,Y,Z Cartesian motion systems. Our systems have accepted standard and custom component feede
Electronics Forum | Mon May 12 13:55:19 EDT 2014 | hegemon
It sounds like a bit too much solder on the PWB, caused by too large a pad for the lead it will contain. In that case solder reduction is the way to move forward. What are the options there? 1. New stencil or stencils - (not desirable) 2. Increas
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 23 17:22:39 EDT 2023 | markhoch
I'm curious what you use for PCB Support. Are you using a dedicated support plate or are you using magnetic pins or some type of Grid-Lock system?
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 10 13:42:03 EST 1998 | Steve Stevens
I am interested in any information regarding possible failure mechanisms associated with active die (GaAs or Silicon Semiconductors) as a result of being exposed to RMA type fluxes and/or typical SMT industry cleaners. I know that corrosion is one s
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 28 10:51:27 EDT 2002 | edmentzer
We use a manual "pick and place" unit similar to the OK product, and it work great. The parts are in a tray and the operator moves the pick up head over the part and press down which turns on the vacuum, the vacuum is turned off when the part is pla
