Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 11 23:09:35 EST 2004 | valuems
Hello There is several items that could cause this problem. And ken don't ever try to upgrade any software unless you are real sure that you have every thing on the hard drive backed-up. MPM just loves to sell the 2D codes over and over. There i
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 20 12:18:47 EST 2004 | jk@37h3r.net
Thanks for all the responses! I definitely agree, I don't like the idea of using floppies, either - and our HD is WELL, and regularly, backed up. While I both program and operate the machine, mgmt is insistent on this method. I ended up just copyi
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 09 19:37:15 EST 2005 | Bob R.
I'm just thinking out loud here with no experience to back it up, but I could see where you're trapping air or solvent filled voids inside the via by tenting from both sides. When you go through a heat cycle like reflow or wave solder you could be e
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 13 15:58:50 EST 2005 | clarkk
Vikt, I'm using the LED type (leaded form). The LED is domed, but the dome is on the bottom. The surface that the nozzle picks up on is flat, and the nozzle does not extend beyond the edge of the body. The problem is in the inspection, which is rejec
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 17 03:35:07 EST 2005 | siverts
Good day everybody, I am looking for a number of portable vac-operated pick-up tools; to be used by operators, so they can pick QFP's/BGA's etc. out of matrix trays and also to put components back in the trays. It should be slim, ESD-safe and powere
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 17 15:07:33 EST 2005 | davef
Some of our troop use manual tweezers. Some use 'vacuum pens' things. Vacuum pens are manually operated, vacuum powered. Suppliers of the vacuum pens things are: * Lighter weight, lower strength ** PenVac [www.virtual-ii.com] ** Vampire ** Select
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 22 07:19:51 EST 2005 | austinj
I have been profiling with the fixture. I have performed multiple DOE runs and came up with the following with success: Cooled soak zone to max 150C for approx 100sec. and spiked reflow zone for max temp of 230C, pcb/panel is above 183C for 64sec.
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 01 08:59:39 EST 2005 | Marc
Morning All Attended APEX this year and this quesiton came up quite a bit from users. I had some conversations with my co-workers on the wave side and others at the show. Dross is an oxide, lighter than the metals so it floats just as pmdeuel st
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 07 11:19:13 EST 2005 | cyber_wolf
Another thing : Make sure that there are no other mags plugged into the machine while you are trying to trouble shoot slot 3. I have seen shorted vibratory ID chips mess up other magazines up in different slots. For instance : a shorted vibe in slo
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 11 11:40:23 EST 2005 | JB
If there is an empty pocket at the pick up position, because a component "fell off" then the pick and place machine will attempt to pick up more components from the same feeder an "x" amount of times, depending on your component parameters, then it w
