Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 17 20:20:53 EDT 2000 | Dave F
There is a wide range of price points and configurations for such equipment. RFA (Read the Fine Archives) and contact the suppliers (supplier lists are in SMTnet and "SMT" & "Circuits Assembly" etc magazines) and get back to us with specific question
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 24 15:11:30 EDT 2001 | davef
For US folk ... "The U.S. EPA announced on April 17, 2001 that it will proceed with its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) rule to significantly expand the information available to the public about lead emissions in their communities. The final TRI lead
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 21:29:03 EDT 2001 | davef
Cleaning RMA with water is bad news. It will turn your solder connections white and remove none of the RMA residues. There was a thread on removing RMA within the past two weeks on SMTnet. Check the fine SMTnet Archives. Additionally, look at M
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 10 13:36:33 EDT 1998 | Mike Moninger
| | I am trying to get an idea of what system seems to work best for solder paste inspection. I am looking for basic table top models with he capabilites of height and width measurements. Can anyone give me suggestions, pricing and why you prefer
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 29 08:46:20 EST 2005 | davef
The RoHS Directive complements the WEEE Directive. * Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive [2002/95/EC] affects manufacturers, sellers, distributors and recyclers of electrical and electronic equ
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 21 12:12:44 EST 2005 | mmjm_1099
Hello all, I am a contract manufacturer and I got handed the project of looking up our parts and seeing what's lead-free and what's not. Well my question would be how is your purchasing dept handling this. I would like some input on this from alot of
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 30 20:46:03 EDT 2006 | johnwnz
individual components are not part of the RoHS directive so Dave is right part suppliers can ship them forever, they may not be able to sell them to anyone, well not legit anyway. Distribution of manufactured goods that are already in a warehouse in
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 00:42:36 EDT 2006 | fctassembly
Hello Brad, I think Greg is a mind reader!! Thanks for the opportunity to give an update to the forum on SN100CL Lead Free HASL. Conversions to SN100CL HASL is occuring at a rapid pace worldwide. As of July 2006, there were over 250 HASL machines ru
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 14 15:25:52 EDT 2008 | patrickbruneel
CK, If the contact length with the wave is decreasing when decreasing the conveyer speed and visa versa you need to check the machines electrical or electronics something is very wrong. Contact length is determent by wave design, wave height, convey
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 01 23:51:44 EST 2009 | boardhouse
Hi Julie, My opinion is that the top board would not pass IPC, solder mask encroachment on pads. Second board is what we call Orange peel,this can be caused two way's. 1) the solder mask was not tack dried enough prior to imaging which caused artwo
