Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 19:36:21 EST 2002 | davef
You weren�t clear but I assume the problem is not widely distributed and affects only a few parts on each board. Do this trick: * Cut a ~1� piece of fairly serious wire, like 18 or 12 AWG. * Strip the insulation. * Gear-up with gloves, glasses, and
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 16:43:41 EDT 2002 | Sam
Tech: "good afternoon ABC co. how can I help you?" Eng: your machine broken. Tech: okay, what is the problem you are having ? Eng: it no work, my boss is mad at me, no production. Tech: yes, uh, what exactly is the problem ? Eng: I don't know, night
Electronics Forum | Thu May 09 17:13:10 EDT 2002 | davef
We are converting all our ENIG to imm silver. CHARACTERISTICS * Nominal thickness of the deposit will be 0.1 to 0.3 microns. * Deposit is flat and uniform * It will withstand multiple heat cycles in assembly, which can be problematic with tradition
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 11:09:46 EDT 2003 | TechSuppGuy
Jason, You state that it is not your job to know much it costs to staff a call center. It is mine so I will present my reasons for have a registration fee for support. You are right that in the past there was no fee. GEnX stated the reasons for th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 17 05:02:33 EST 2006 | grantp
Hi, I was replying to this thread appearing suddenly. However I have run both machines, and I paid for them myself because I run my own company, and so the choices I made, I personally had to pay for. Also, anyone who's been on this forum for a whi
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 28 10:03:22 EDT 2004 | davef
First, welcome to your new job. Second, IPC-TM-650 2.6.14 is only loosely an �Ionic Contamination (Electromigration) Test�. * Electromigration Test, IPC TM 650 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1 * Ion Chromatography for Ionic Cleanliness, IPC TM 650 2.3.28 Third, I
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 24 15:10:37 EDT 2006 | carln
Here are some additional comments that have been posted on the CircuitNet web site: Fist, the answer is the same regardless of the specific paste type, (leaded or non-leaded). High pressure sprays should never be applied to a stencil. Stencils are
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 24 09:12:07 EDT 2007 | patrickbruneel
I want to say one more thing on this; many times RoHS is compared to the CFC elimination. But there is a huge difference between the two for following reasons: In late 80�s scientific evidence became available that CFC�s contributed greatly to the o
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 10 11:36:22 EDT 2007 | dyoungquist
Hi SMT Frog We are using an upgraded Mydata TP9-1 system to place 0402s. We do an electrical test plus mechanical centering and use the C14 tool. A few things we have observed/learned: 1) Is the machine not picking the part up out of the tape? Po
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 26 00:03:09 EDT 2010 | jmelson
Hmm, that's a fairly old machine, even older than mine! (I have a CSM84 PA130640). Anyway, it is best to program the machine from CAD system data, I wrote a little program in C to read in the component type and XYR position, and produce the file in
