Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 15 04:36:16 EDT 2017 | Rob
@ Sr.Tech, Any voiding means that the part of the package under the void is not forming a solid thermal interface with the PCB, therefore it's heatsinking capability is reduced. With the drive for smaller packages with higher power handling capabil
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 03 09:31:35 EDT 2017 | davef
On the flux reside issue that is gumming up your test probe pogos ... Short term, clean what's in process with a aerosol flux cleaner solvent. Ask your flux supplier for recommendations. Longer term, recognizing that there is no fix, your improveme
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 31 13:59:21 EDT 2017 | westshoredesign
Need more information. BUT if your strictly considering just the paste change. I would imagine your changeover would be little to no different than changing to the second board if you were using the same paste. Maybe take extra care cleaning your sq
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 17 10:21:21 EDT 2017 | dontfeedphils
So I'm starting up a conformal coating process from scratch (again, although it's been about 10 years) and I'm looking for the best option for verifying thickness. I plan on going the "coupon per setup" route which will encompass both our manual spr
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 25 00:01:40 EDT 2017 | tomwd
Hi everyone, I am new to My12 pick and place. I have MY12 machine shutdown during run. Since then when I power up the machine, the TPSYS keeps rebooting, and never completing Initiate Hardware phase. I suspect that it is a hardware issue rather than
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 27 05:45:20 EDT 2017 | pavel_murtishev
methos1979, 1. Mirtec, Marantz 2. Koh Young, Orbotech, Mirtec 3. Koh Young Zenith 4. Definitely Programs for 3D AOI are prepared really faster. Having defined component database, programming takes no more than a couple of hours. Fine tuning takes u
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 28 10:50:26 EDT 2017 | emeto
Hello experts, Here is my problem: I have a board that has smt parts on one side and TH parts on the other. We designed special pallet for wave, but the pallet itself is 15mm thick, so we are still seeing some defects. Have any of you tried to find
Electronics Forum | Wed May 17 02:32:39 EDT 2017 | bukas
Rob explained very well what it takes to start SMT line. The question is what infrastructure do you have at your factory? any category Rob mentioned can have time consuming complications and this is why you should find professional to start the SMT
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 17 15:35:09 EDT 2017 | svfeingold
Evtimov, I thank you for your response. I posted a thread about this on EEVBlog but there is less experience there for this type of equipment it would seem. If your interested there's a lot more detail about what I'm after: http://www.eevblog.com/for
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 21 12:33:39 EDT 2017 | sumote
I agree that a preheater would be a good thing to try. Before you buy one, try heating your boards up in an oven, then putting them on your machine. Any oven will do, just make sure you leave them in long enough to get a good thermal soak. Also, as
