Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 20 04:40:12 EST 2005 | KEN
I agree with Davef. If no evidence of gouging or pad damage exists thn I would suspect supplier issue. An easy test would be to load the hole with part and thermocouple and find out what your irons are capable of delivering. Unless you're solderin
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 22 14:59:50 EST 2005 | Supergilligan
Date: November 22, 2005 10:46 AM Author: Rob Subject: Inner Layer Separation from Barrel Wall - Too Much Heat? No, come to think of it I don't think you did. Well, at least if you discount the last 5000 times. Sorry, I'm exaggerating only 4952 t
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 23 11:18:55 EST 2005 | chunks
I can remember a time when someone said... Date: August 22, 2000 08:29 PM Author: Earl Moon Subject: BS No advertising! Yes sirs! I have placed my hat, head, body, and soul into what Dave and Jax have finally said, plus the fact this forum is to
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 23 13:07:14 EST 2005 | moonshine
Well folks, You've made it clear what you don't want, so no more free stuff. There will be no more advertising and no easy to read pics, instead of words, and no more door mats. I really liked that door mat idea too. Damn tough crowd - you cable gu
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 23 14:49:35 EST 2005 | moonshine
You sure have that right at least on this site. However, 35,000 other folks who really know me have other ideas. You folks have taught me the err of my ways. I told you, no more. After all, it's stupid to give stuff away to anyone. It's insane offer
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 18 07:59:19 EST 2005 | chunks
About 6 months before the lease is up, those fine machines some how become lousy! Seriously, it all depends on many factors. How you use the machine, how ofter you use it, the preventitive maintenace (if any), as well as how well the machine was ma
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 18 08:13:57 EST 2005 | Rob
I know plenty of 1980's CP3's & IP1's still out there, and the CP4's & 6's, IP2's & 3's are still going very strong after a decade or so & still commanding top dollar second hand. It depends on how well a machine is made & the type of engineering u
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 18 10:05:28 EST 2005 | lgroves
most pick and place machines will run for a very long time provided the operators keep them clean and well lubricated (10 years +). Often we end up replacing equipment not due to inoperability as much as due to capability. as packages and use chang
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 21 13:54:19 EST 2005 | JF
Many companies don't think of the importance of the maintenance in the machines. I proved to my Boss that following the proper maintenance we were able to get more out of the machines, he did not do maintenance for 2 years till I came to this place a
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 20 01:27:21 EST 2005 | C. Kolokoy
Try an experiment where you profile the assembly with 3 consecutive boards in the oven spaced just 1" apart versus just 6" apart and then 12" apart. You figure most ovens have about 12 - 16" heating zones, so for your typical 8"x8" PCB, you'd have w
