Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 03 22:10:42 EDT 2006 | jonatf
Hi guys, Our vapour phase oven is taking too long to heat up about 15 mins/cycle. Normally its 5 to 6 mins. 2 reasons why. 1.using 10 amp power board 2.heating element not working properly. before i set up a 15 amp outlet i want to know first if my
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 18 10:10:07 EST 2002 | davef
No, sorry not on "Dave's Bookshelf". My basis is a study done at IBM. I reference it here: http://www.smtnet.com//forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_thread&CFApp=1&Thread_ID=4941Message19050 Responding differently, you're correct. If you have a
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 31 18:59:55 EDT 2000 | Brian W.
Our customers use OSP, HASL, immersion tin and immersion gold as board finishes. If I recommend a finish to the customer, it is one of the immersion finishes or OSP. Those finishes have the advantage of a flat surface to deposit paste. HASL has va
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 14 16:35:03 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Celia: Ubet. Sorry about the ranting. (It comes with the territory.) I don�t recall any peer reviewed stuff, but I seem to remember a couple of articles on white tin in "SMT" "Circuits Assembly" Magazine (er suppin� like that), but it was probabl
Electronics Forum | Thu May 06 01:37:56 EDT 1999 | Kallol Chakraborty
| I would like to know if someone aleady have problems with Ceramic Capacitors SMD in In-Circuit Test (see below)and how did you solve this problems ? | | PROBLEMS | 1 - Only one kind of capacitor (2n2F), of all capacitors on board, sometimes are o
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 08 17:11:04 EST 1999 | chris arnold
| I realize it's been discussed many times before. I need to know your opinions, experience, and knowledge concerning "today's"/latest and best pallet designs, suppliers, and methods for using them more effectively. Earl, Pallets can be extremely u
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 05 07:46:46 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| We have mixed to negative feelings about Omikron, but I beileve it is due to problems with the board fabricator rather than the process itself. When done properly, our Omikron boards have had very good solderability. However, we have had several
Electronics Forum | Thu May 30 13:46:00 EDT 2002 | davef
Consider NOT getting involved in those little POS chunks of sheet metal. * They're expensive. * You never have the one you need. * Even if you DO have the item you need, you probably will not be able to locate it. * It's all but impossible to c
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 29 20:04:13 EDT 2002 | davef
Steve: I agree. Let�s break it down. * I�d rather print paste than glue any day of the week * But I know yera �Dispenser Boy�. In that case, I�d rather dispense glue than paste. * PTH / primary and SMT / secondary is a tough process either way you
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 14 09:32:59 EST 2004 | patrickbruneel
Hi Paul, One thing I can tell you for sure "lead free" is not going to solve your problem, because spectrum analysis have shown that dendrites at there final stage always consists of pure tin. The higher the tin content the higher the risk for dead