Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 29 12:47:25 EDT 2012 | deanm
We are experiencing widely varying First Pass Yields for selective soldering. Some boards are near 100% while others are less than 50% depending on the pitch and general complexity of the board. Question: If you are running 100 boards through your s
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 12 16:12:58 EST 2012 | tombstonesmt
Glad to hear we have more Jade users on the forum! What kind of flux footprint is your fluxer leaving on the board? You called it a "spray" fluxer.. We use the MIC fluxer that functions like a jet fluxer. Do you flux each individual lead or do a
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 07 13:31:09 EST 2012 | kenkay
We had a similar issue and it was fixed by trimming the connector so there was barely enough lead protrusion through the board to show a discernible lead. We had to get a special plate and small machine to cut the connectors, but we haven’t had a bri
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 06 12:37:14 EST 2012 | deanm
We are having difficulty with bridging on a 2x50 pin 0.050" fine pitch connector using our selective soldering machine. It usually bridges at the end of the row, but sometimes it bridges all the pins together as it drags across (solid bridging). I
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 02 11:11:31 EDT 2020 | dontfeedphils
Most select solder machines I've dealt with use conductance sensors to detect solder.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 29 17:27:38 EST 2016 | dyoungquist
We have been using SN100C in our RPS Rhythm selective solder machine since we bought it in 2008 with good success. No issues with the solder pot. We are setting the pot temperature to 300C.
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 27 05:04:02 EST 2016 | pmcg
Never used stainless pots as when we converted to lead free we changed all the pots to titanium. Been using SN100C for many years now, very good results, also use it in reel form in our selective solder machines with great results. Bear in mind the
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 23 12:26:55 EST 2023 | poly
I'm looking at some Pillarhouse and Juki machines used. Does anyone have a strong preference on selective soldering brands? What's the life time on machine? Is buying a 10 year old machine a waste of time? What are you doing for nitrogen? I'm current
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 24 15:58:04 EST 2023 | proceng1
I have been involved with our Selective Soldering process for 15 years or more. Using ACE Protech machines and now a Juki. Our first ACE machine replaced 4 hand solder operators easily, allowing them to work on other projects. The machine isn't "set
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 23 21:45:40 EST 2023 | stephendo
Have you looked at simple solder fountains? If it is just simple connectors that might be all you need. Or maybe a small wave solder machine?
