Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 04 12:57:34 EDT 2000 | Steve Thomas
James, we used to use 3 clamshell type printers (one of which did have a two camera vision system, and did all our fine pitch), but had limited success with 20 mil pitch. 25 mil pitch was no problem. I suspect that you'll find people that have had
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 13 21:57:01 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Todd: You say: "... solder masking between the lands of fine pitch components can cause stenciling problems and or manufacturing problems." I say: Fine pitch components without solder masking between the lands can cause stenciling problems and o
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 12:17:22 EDT 2000 | C.K.
Donnie is correct. "NO-Clean" doesn't translate to "no-residue!"..... who's giving you hassle about this - your ICT guys??!! Residue remaining on your PCB substrate is a function of many different things - flux deposition, solder mask (glossy means
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 12 20:41:31 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Russ: That�s a pretty stand-up postin� bud. It�s neat that you can root-out that dirt. We couldn�t dig-up that stuff, if they threatened to shoot the dog. You could be correct about using convex for waving. We don�t wave RNET as Philips suggests
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 20 08:41:56 EDT 2001 | jimlew
For those of you out there, like myself who are still using 2-d to measure paste ht, I have 2 questions. 1. Typically, what tolerance are you applying to your ht? +- 1 mil, or what? 2. Are you using metal squeegees, and if so, have you found that squ
Electronics Forum | Mon May 14 22:24:11 EDT 2001 | davef
The time over liquidous of the profile seems short. But then again, who knows? Based on what you told us, I'm guessing at a board fabrication problem, either measling or delamination. Probably the former, rather than the latter. [Now, we remember
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 07 13:26:14 EST 2000 | Dave F
Spacerwoman: Carol is a professional spacer problem fighter (we think). When people have problems with spacers, they call on SPACERWOMAN!!!!! Here she is to save the day � ;-) Selecting a spacer made of brass is a good choice for many applicatio
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 21 17:58:44 EST 1999 | Brian W.
When doing PIH processes, it is critical that you control the solder VOLUME, not the height. You must define the process, monitor it and control chart it to keep the paste volume consistent. You have do some careful engineering to determine how muc
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 07 13:40:25 EST 1999 | Tim
The company I represent provides electronic manufacturing services. Some of my customers ask that we ship their boards "un-tested". By un-tested I mean we build them, visually inspect them and out they go. I find that on un-tested boards, it's not
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 22 11:16:04 EST 1999 | Boca
Chris, Some ramblings- Your choice depends on factors like which defects you're looking for, bugdet, quality inspection philosophy, high or low mix environment, sample sizes or 100%, and so on. Are you going to test 100% of the product coming off t
