Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 08 13:34:44 EDT 2001 | mparker
Dream date? Would that be the St. Pauli girl? I like 'em built for comfort! Thanx for the reply. As usual, you are a fount of information and I will be checking the resource you mentioned. I haven't had much direct experience with saponifiers, now
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 15 13:13:17 EDT 2001 | MikeF
Adding to Dave's comments, suppliers of selective soldering machines include Air Vac and Wenesco. I've used both, to solder and de-solder larger thru hole parts, such as connectors and large IC's. They are best suited to lower volume applications, an
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 15 13:13:43 EDT 2001 | MikeF
Adding to Dave's comments, suppliers of selective soldering machines include Air Vac and Wenesco. I've used both, to solder and de-solder larger thru hole parts, such as connectors and large IC's. They are best suited to lower volume applications, an
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 18 18:37:49 EDT 2001 | davef
You�re correct. Probably every supplier�s product has slightly different cure characteristics. Let me spin this up a little differently � There was a slight imbroglio in my office this morning involving a couple of stalwarts and the last Krispy Kr
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 18 11:20:21 EDT 2001 | davef
Ooooo, you do have the toys, baybeee!!!! This really is not a good situation. * Leaving this OA flux res on your boards will surely affect the LT performance of your product. * That a rookie found this by noticing solder balls all over the seconda
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 24 18:09:44 EDT 2001 | davef
Allowing the board fabricator to define the board you expect to receive is fine, as long as they do a good job. Regardless of the existence of a clear product definition or not, it�s reasonable for you to argue that your receipts must meet the requi
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 13 19:52:47 EST 2001 | davef
1800??? That's not a Mictor part number. Huh? What??? Haaaa!!!! You gotta do what???? 1800 ofem??? Haaaa!!!! Sorry. It�s simple. Just ... * Cut all the SMT gull wing leads on both sides of the connector just above the solder. * Put the co
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 14 20:28:24 EST 2001 | davef
Not to worry. Just run the boards through the cleaner. It will remove all the solder balls. The gross filter on your washer will collect all the solder balls. Coo eh? ;-) How to cure SM? Is your mask UV, er thermal? After learning the type, you
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 01 09:09:24 EST 2001 | davef
Sounds like a perfect place to start. Sure we all have different perceptions of fun, don't we? Trial by fire, eh? ;-) A prediction: Your cost accountants are going to freak when they compare the production costs for this board to the more famili
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 06 15:09:14 EST 2001 | smtspecialist
Thanks for the info, Of course the first thing to do was to look with my supplier, but the problem was that it's a special relay, custom made from a design created 10 years ago. Two years ago that company went BK and we had to order a whole bunch t
