Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 07 12:01:14 EST 2007 | elg1
The 3000 hours is correct. It was a VERY fast ROI! Back to the discussions on the earlier threads, some of this information is correct. If you exceed the design limitations for keep out requirements and your board tolerances vary, you can have twe
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 04 14:31:50 EST 2007 | davef
Search the fine SMTnet Archives for previous discussion. This technique has been called 'pin-in-paste,' 'paste-in-hole,' 'intrusive reflow,' 'alternative assembly and reflow technology' and who can remember all the other consultant buzz-words. Look a
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 09 09:15:21 EDT 2008 | davef
Q1. What kind of labels/ink/sharpe can be used under conformal coating without disolving etc...? A1. While we're not familiar with the conformal coat you have selected, this might help. Label selection: The following chemically durable materials are
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 26 20:54:08 EDT 2008 | davef
As pointed-out above, the downside of telling your supplier how to perform a process can create problems: * It sets the cost of the operation ... I did what you told me to do * Materials selected may be incompatible ... I did what you told me to do *
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 17 15:24:17 EST 2009 | glynnhamer
I know this is going to sound rather sad, but we have been using a Capton tape for years that contains silicone to mask large components as they go over the wave, as well as large plated holes on the pcb. It was handed down for years as accepted prac
Electronics Forum | Fri May 01 08:15:36 EDT 2009 | davef
Scavenging Methods [Improve Solder Scavenging of Large Area-array Sites, SMT, Laurence Harvilchuck, process research engineer, Unovis Solutions, harvilch@unovis-solutions.com] Two common methods exist for scavenging residual solder on the site for s
Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 01 12:06:52 EDT 2009 | isd_jwendell
Unfortunately, I don't see any image. If your part will survive 300C then even convection reflow should work. The use of paste and reflow ovens are for when you move to production quantities. It sounds like you could hand solder your prototypes (proo
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 18 22:22:43 EDT 2009 | comatose
Assuming you want to run 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, you need a sustained throughput of 2.5k components per hour. With fine pitch, futzing around, setup, etc you should really look for machines rated in the 4k to 5k per hour range. That's not sc
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 13 07:03:44 EST 2009 | davef
Loco [snip] "The print mode is another consideration. Printers are designed with a squeegee bar and a flood bar. In flood mode the flood bar spreads the paste, and in print mode the squeegee applies pressure, such that the actual printing takes plac
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 11 11:54:36 EDT 2011 | Shean Dalton
There are aerosol spray on flux removers that contain Trichloroethylene. There are also many other flux removers on the market. Recommend you explore more options. To help get an answer quickly, you can contact Zestron, Kyzen, Petroferm, etc; an
