Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 19:47:36 EST 2008 | davef
Bruce Barton: We're not intending to suggest that anyone is purposely leaving WS flux residue on the board after cleaning. Fact is, Arun isn't sure if the boards are completely clean. Arun said, "We haven't tested the substrate for cleanliness." Gi
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 22 16:05:51 EST 2008 | jmelson
This is an OUTSIDE corner spec or an inside corner spec? If outside, I don't see why it is a problem, but will require programming the router or making a template (if an "old school" shop.) Yes, if an inside corner, then it requires a small router
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 22 16:01:03 EST 2008 | jmelson
The P&P machine uses very modest power when idling. It draws burst of power when accelerating the gantry. So, the yearly power consumption is going to be a LOT less than nameplate figures. If it is largely air-driven, then you have to factor in th
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 03 11:10:13 EST 2008 | fastek
Pretty simple explanation really as it's happened to equipment I have sold and sent to Asia. If the paperwork on the importer's side of the transaction isn't up to snuff or they haven't paid off the right guy to get it in the country, the machine w
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 12:35:24 EST 2008 | bobpan
Here is a few things to try.... 1. Spin the z-shaft with your fingers and make sure it is smooth and easy to turn. 2. Check your handling in your profile for the part that the software is locking up on.......You cannot go any slower than 40% or this
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 14:09:10 EST 2008 | lmartenson
We have carriers that we use in wave flow solderers that are machined specifically for each board out of ESD composite. I was wondering if anyone knows about lead contamination of this material and the cleaning of composite? I know that it is a p
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 04 14:42:08 EST 2008 | ratsalad
Are you talking about Durastone? That's what we use for our wave pallets. Both our wave vendor and solder bar vendor told us that we had nothing to worry about as far as Pb-contamination of the pallets. We have used the same pallets across our Sn
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 15:33:34 EST 2008 | vance66
I am looking to scan small 2D barcodes in-line while the circuit board is on a conveyor. Currently an operator is picking board up off the conveyor to scan them. We want something that is fixed and does not need to much manual alignment from changeo
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 26 00:39:21 EST 2008 | fastek
When I left the industry about 15 years ago in the Bay Area, good SMT technicians were making $85K per year at OEM's. The process and manufacturing engineers where I worked were all making $125K and more. Real estate was 1/3 the cost it is today. Gla
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 16:35:36 EST 2008 | fastek
I was waiting for that. Actually it was when the US consumers decided that they wanted their cell phones and computers for free is when the business pretty much died. We were in the business of making Network Adapter Cards for PC's and selling them
