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Solder Paste Storage and Control

Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 30 14:26:20 EDT 2008 | davem

80 degrees F in the Summer. Also, "It is not recommended to store foods which must be kept at below 40� F for safe storage". Obviously we're not storing food, but the point is still valid. jdumont, Thanks for the data. I have a couple of Extech di

Soldering robot and solder balls

Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 20 15:08:30 EDT 2017 | ranap121212

Hello I have the problem with selective soldering on the robot. Thin balls appear on the laminate. The tin sometimes shoots...? and then the balls are a few millimeters from the soldering point. I tried up or down with temperature, but it did not wor

Panasonic MV2C pick and place.

Electronics Forum | Fri May 22 16:35:21 EDT 2020 | gabriel1blue

Thank you! I think the rotary counter motor went out or the belt broke? The left side is moving fine the right doesn't move at all. If I push the right side very close to origin point some times the machine will complete the process. I'll check that

Manufacturing and test room cleanliness

Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 23 10:15:44 EST 2007 | slthomas

J-STD-001C just requires that the area not be so dirty as to contaminate your product, tools, workspace, etc. If you start counting particles, you're into cleanroom territory. Do a search on ISO 14644-1 for specifics. Actually Wikipedia does a ni

MPM Accuflex questions and issues

Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 10 10:08:04 EST 2018 | griinder

We recently acquired used MPM Accuflex. Immediately I noticed the live vision is mirrored. This makes it incredibly difficult to teach fiducials. I noticed some smudges on the lens, which leads me to believe the camera assembly was "worked on" at som

Universal GX-11S and Pneumatic Feeders?

Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 25 20:22:32 EDT 2023 | ttheis

We have a line running GSM1 machines and we are considering upgrading to GX-11S machines with FJ3 heads. Does anyone know if the GX-11S machines can take pneumatic feeders from the GSM machines? We have a very large inventory of the pneumatic and ele

uBGA rework and X-Ray inspection

Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 13 18:28:01 EDT 2000 | Michael Parker

Hello - I am currently evaluating uBGA rework and X-Ray inspection solutions. I would like any advice/warnings etc. regarding suppliers and equipment. I have already researched through the threads in this forum and have created a list of recommended

Re: Reflow glue and past.

Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 08 16:09:09 EST 2000 | dean

Generally speaking with most electronic grade epoxies: 1. Cure time is a function of temperature. 2. Polymer bonds begin to quickly break down above certain temperatures (product specific). I believe aprox 170-180C. The strength of the bond de

Fine pitch and thick copper

Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 08 04:19:16 EST 1999 | pascal MATHIEU

I am working in electronic automotive industry and today we are facing to a very serious problem : if we want to use a PCBoard with a copper thickness of 90�m + fine pitch circuit (0.65mm, 0.5mm) the supplier(several) of the PCB has some trouble t

Palladium finish and solder balls

Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 27 11:22:03 EDT 2002 | robbied

Hi there. We have had an out of control reflow oven that has allowed its temperature to fluctuate by up to +/- 20 deg C from set point in very short periods of time. We found the root cause of the problem and fixed it, but by then we had already run


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