Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 19 11:49:54 EDT 2003 | chrissieneale
OK, so is anyone qualifying CGA's yet? Our first batch of CGA qualification is not going too well. We stuck with the teardrop shaped pad but the solder fillet is not as big as expected. What size pads is anyone using, i'm getting conflicting informat
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 11 09:58:18 EST 2005 | jdumont
Well we actually bought a used 3AV system. Been running with no problems at all for a while now. We also already had a 3Z system that has not fared so well. We have replaced both the Y motors, 3 of the 4 Z motors, belts, pulleys, PCB's, spindles...et
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 23 23:19:34 EDT 2003 | RLW
If you have a board that you've run several times, now you run it and like before all settings are the same, but now you have 0603's randomly skewed or an inch or so away from their intended pad (as if popped up in the air), or an occasional 7343 cap
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 24 12:30:20 EDT 2003 | cyber_wolf
Can anyone give a good manufacturer of hand held vacuum pick up tools? I have tried most of the common ones out there.(Vampire,Pen Vac,Selecta)They seem to work OK, but they still lose vacuum and drop parts after a couple seconds. We just got in a ne
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 29 05:48:57 EDT 2003 | mario1304
Hello everybody, I already posted in this forum some months ago and I got some useful advices and experiences from the members here, so I thought I�ll post again and see if there are any new points for me. I�m still writing my diploma about traceabi
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 07 08:59:33 EDT 2003 | caldon
Will Philadelphia Work? My SMTA colleagues and I are putting together a Q/A. We will be having a panel discussion on Lead free on Oct 29. The panel is made up of industry leaders. Aim Solder- David Suraski, Cookson/Alpha/Electronic Assembly Materials
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 27 08:28:57 EST 2003 | caldon
Ming- You are correct ACI does have training...and aslo they will be working with the local SMTA for a lead free day on Nov 20th I think. Please contact Jeff Stong at jstong@aciusa.org. They alao have a free session on Nov 4th where Kester and Metcal
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 06 15:41:10 EDT 2003 | SMT Process
To upgrade to version 8(VERY recommended), there are 4 different upgrades that can get you there depending on what rev of camera and firmware you have, and whether you want to add 2D functionality. If you don't already have 2D, I would recommend doin
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 02 18:53:36 EDT 2003 | Michael Nguyen
We are using a Trek board washing system with 2 deionizer tanks hooked up to the 2 final rinse tanks and the first tank is directly connected with the city water. We are having problems with a vendor board on some tranformer/chokes. The part manufact
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 07 01:02:25 EDT 2003 | Hoss
Adam, I can't disagree with Pete that an Ionic contamination test may ID the affected boards. However, if you have a large number of boards to test, this may not be the answer. Omegameter testing takes 10-15 minutes per unit if memory serves. On
