Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 20 11:24:46 EDT 2002 | yngwie
Experts, Is there any reference to the best wetting time when doing manual soldering in order to get the most reliable joints i.e to avoid thick intermetallic line formations. I heard people says, the shorter the better, but how short is short...sa
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 03 12:09:36 EDT 2002 | cyber_wolf
I have a problem with the shutter cables fraying and eventually breaking on our CP43 machines. I am only getting about two or three months out of them. I think that I might not be adjusting them properly when I install them....??? Does anyone know t
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 13 13:51:38 EDT 2002 | kenbliss
I recently saw an ad in a major trade magazine that stated: �about 60%of all printed circuit board manufacturing defects are due to stencil printing� I would like to hear comments from people that are running SMT lines, is this fact and if it is, w
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 18 15:53:52 EDT 2002 | ereno
Hello All, I need some help here. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to get SMT component design requirements? What I'm looking for specifically is how the component leads would come off the components to make contact with the SMT pad
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 25 11:57:34 EDT 2002 | ricardof
Hi, I would like to know what would be the main steps to set-up a COB process? or what would be the main requirements to accomplish this? (eqipment: Die mounter, wire bondig, etc. Documentation: Certifications, etc. Plant readiness: Lay-out, eytc), I
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 07 01:47:37 EST 2002 | Bach Huss
Hi all, I plan to measure the placement repeatability and accuracy. Is there any work done to simulate the paste effects on test board without using paste (My measurement equipment is a back lighting equipment). I saw someone placing components on
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 25 06:15:41 EST 2002 | hany_khoga
Hi There: We have a wavesolder m/c with foam fluxer. I want to know: - When we do not run the machine, how to keep the fluxer porous cylinder in a good condition? knowing that we use no-clean flux. Is it the same when we stop for a few days or wee
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 03 12:05:55 EST 2003 | H Watson
I was wondering if anyone knows of a tool, like a depth gauge, that is designed to measure the component count of partial SMT component reels. Most reels have a built in indicator gauge, but several do not. A tool would be handy for our physical in
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 27 09:43:15 EST 2003 | davef
Sorry. I mistyped information on the guidelines. It should be: SM-785 - Guidelines For Accelerated Reliability Testing Of SM Solder Attachments Order SM-785 from: IPC 2215 Sanders Rd Northbrook, IL 60062-6135 847-509-9700 When you are ordering t
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 29 17:19:50 EST 2003 | albertoh
Hello!! I need to know the land pattern specs for a melf resistor with dimensions length 0.415(+/-0.02) and width 0.144 (+/-0.008) inches. Because i have tombstone problem. My stencil design is 10 mils thickness in order to avoid the issue but it hel
