Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 10:22:21 EST 2000 | JAX
Dennis, Not sure why your so secrative about what machine but I guess it doesn't matter. When you start placing 0402 & 0603 packages the difference between height and width and length gets lost in tolerance. This allows the machine to pass parts t
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 30 16:21:02 EST 1999 | Mike Moninger
A really nifty nest can be made by making an RTV mold of the first side of your assembly. Assuming all are identical within some small tolerance, the resulting mold holds the board very securely and distributes the loading. Cover the components with
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 21 13:48:16 EST 1999 | Steve Thomas
We're going to 5 mil foil from 6 mil, with a 10 mil aperture, radiused corners. Supposedly going to traps. from right angles, but who knows? We've got temp. controlled at ~73F, but no RH control. We are going to also try out a more humidity toleran
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 15 06:14:16 EDT 1999 | Wayne S.
| I'm looking for some good articles on reflowing of double sided SMT boards. I'd like to come up with a process for low volume prototyping, but need to understand the do's and don'ts. | Hello, you can get some insight by typing in double sided boa
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 14 16:38:54 EDT 1999 | The Guc
| | Is it possible to place 0402 components with a Fuji CP2? How about a CP4? What are the suggestions for 0402 machine placement? | | | | Any help would be appreciated. | | | Never had a CP2. Had limited success on CP4's. Do better with 6's and
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 08 16:44:15 EDT 1999 | Rob Jankowski
I am wave soldering a single sided through hole PCB array with (6) .040" round diameter pins that sit .5" off the PCB, and .080" apart. The problem being experienced is that solderballs are appearing on the end of the pins. I have tried decreasing
Electronics Forum | Mon May 03 11:26:53 EDT 1999 | Dave F
John: Homeplate is a reference from that American version of cricket ... baseball. In baseball, the pitcher throws the ball towards the batter and the ball must pass over homeplate to be considered to be strike. The ball also must be between the b
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 02 23:08:54 EST 1999 | Marsellus Wallace
| Hello, | I'm doing some research for a project of mine. | I figured that since you sold things related to soldering, | you might know. | | I am wondering if there are any companies that | you know of that do manual soldering while st
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 15 15:43:06 EST 1999 | Dave Jurena
Hope some of you out there can help me with this one. I am getting feedback from our test department that they are showing opens on solder joints which have visually good wetting. The touch-up operators confirm that the joint looks good. All they do
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 12 19:02:21 EST 1999 | Jon Medernach
|As the squeegee shears the paste at the face of the stencil the vehicle used to contain the solder spheres compresses and expands out the top of the opening after the squeegee passes. This is 1 or 2 mil at most. The peaks should not be considered
