Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 10 16:53:05 EST 2004 | grayman
JD There are many lead free wave machines out in the market today. They promised to give best result for lead free. Companies here in our country who bought lead free wave machines 3 years ago is now having difficulties in controlling there machines
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 15:15:13 EST 2006 | russ
Heat guns used improperly will definitely damage components. You must have a controlled heat gun that can be set to the max temp you want pb =215C max, Pbfree maybe 240C max. This heat gun must not be able to be adjusted or you must have total trus
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 07 01:36:46 EST 2011 | jeffr
David, Assuming your machine has a WHITE controler, not a SILVER controler, there is a floppy drive inside the front panel of the controler. (Remove the top cover to reach the 50pin cable.) If Tom offers you a disk to try in the machine, go ahead. T
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 07 18:10:55 EDT 2020 | SMTA-Robert
We have been operating under SIP restrictions since March 16, and we expect them to last until at least April 30. Those "essential" business that continue to operate in our area (SF Bay Area) must follow strict health protocols, and post warning no
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 21 12:03:35 EDT 2000 | Boca
We have been using a hot air knife on Electrovert equipment for a few years. It must be set up properly for a given machine, primarily the distance from the trailing edge of the wave. Sometimes the set up must be adjusted for the assembly being sol
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 27 13:53:11 EST 2001 | gcs
Ultrasonic I understand maybe the best at cleaning stencils, but we use a "pressure spray" it works very well and only takes appx. 12 minutes to wash & self dry. Alcohol is the cleaner, but there are several company's making detergents for cleaning
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 19 10:59:21 EDT 2001 | Gil Zweig
When x-ray inspecting BGA packages with metal heat spreaders tube voltages greater than those used for Plastic BGAs must be used. It must be recognized, however, that the tube votage required will depend on the particular sensitivity of the x-ray cam
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 13 10:12:45 EST 1999 | John Thorup
Hi Dennis The gold plating on a circuit board is present to protect the nickle plating from corrosion. The layer is so thin that as it goes into solution in the solder it constitutes only a small percentage of the total joint. It is commonly accept
Electronics Forum | Tue May 04 12:26:13 EDT 1999 | Clifford Peaslee
Wade, Posting into the SMT Forum does not require registration, yet in order to post into the PCBCE Mart, Library, or News, you must be registered. In the case of News, you must be registered with a company account. Also, we have always required reg
Electronics Forum | Mon May 03 11:26:53 EDT 1999 | Dave F
John: Homeplate is a reference from that American version of cricket ... baseball. In baseball, the pitcher throws the ball towards the batter and the ball must pass over homeplate to be considered to be strike. The ball also must be between the b
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