Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 20:55:10 EDT 2006 | Board House
Hi all, I'm looking for anyone with info in regards to reliability of carbon ink vs. Immersion Gold Key pads. I have customers that still request Carbon Ink for there Key pads, while the majority have switch to Immersion Gold. Is there any readin
Electronics Forum | Tue May 30 17:06:13 EDT 2006 | Board House
Hi Steve, I would say that 98 % of score shops do them dry, When the product gets back to the board house they would run the panel through a rinse dryer to get the score dust off of the Panel, Most Score machines have Vacuums built into the cutter h
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 10 15:14:43 EDT 2006 | mfoster
Hi Phil, Most parts are still available for the Quad/Samsung QSA-30, through Dynatech (in North America). It is actually a single gantry, 3 spindle machine with rated speed of 14,000 cph. As with any used machine, it could be a great deal or a not
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 30 15:19:56 EST 2006 | CK the Flip
Mike, dude, I feel your pain. Hearing stories like this makes my blood boil! It's almost as ridiculous as a customer who told me to put more solder paste on a MELF component to overcome noise issues - he used more solder paste as antennas to overco
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 27 10:19:06 EST 2007 | Michael Konrad
If you�re running chemistry in the wash, the wash temperature will be influenced by the chemical manufacturer�s recommendations. Typically, wash chemistries recommend operating temperatures between 130F and 150F. If your application is straight D
Electronics Forum | Fri May 25 00:31:07 EDT 2007 | Mike Konrad
Never use a water softener for defluxing. They add sodium to the water which is bad for boards. The white residue may be flux. If that's the case, either the dishwasher is not powerful enough or the wash water is not hot enough. Another possibili
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 21 12:54:45 EDT 2007 | cedams
A long time a go I designed Wave Solder Pallets for lead based solders, but having been out of that industry for a number of years I need to design some new pallets for lead free. We used Titanium to support and mask areas of the board and that work
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 26 16:34:16 EDT 2008 | aqueous
Its not likely your air quality that lowers the test solution's resistivity. Maintaining 60 M-Ohm requires almost constant circulation through DI resin beds. Just natural CO2 (Carbon dioxide) absorbed by the test solution will lower the resistivity
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 05 14:53:34 EST 2008 | wavemasterlarry
A good manual or magazine are hard to find these days. Most people just look at the pictures anyway! Just a pet peave of mine. Oh well it's the week end. got a case of beer in the truck and I'm thinkin of showering this weekend too. Anyone see m
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 13 07:34:12 EST 2008 | pgarsoe
SMTnet was down yesterday due to a big ice storm in the Northeast USA... we received a number of calls and emails to let us know... thanks... and thanks to Roland and Mike for there yeoman efforts in getting us back...our server is in a noc right nex
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