Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 08 08:52:54 EST 2002 | dphilbrick
Juan There are many things that cause this and the first thing I would do is request quality records from your board fab facility on that particular lot. If they are unwilling to give them to you this is a good sign they had a processing problem. Th
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 11 11:42:26 EST 2002 | MikeF
Like Mark, I'm guessing your problem is with SMT parts on the top side, the solder is re-melting and some of the parts are moving around during when the board is being wave soldered. When I had some training on thru hole wave soldering way back when
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 12 12:49:55 EST 2002 | dragonslayr
Use an "LCR" (L= inductance, C= capacitance, R= Resistance)meter. There are several name brands to choose from (Fluke, etc.) Hand held units are relatively inexpensive. In fact, you may consider having more than one available. Receiving inspection s
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 11 17:32:50 EST 2002 | dphilbrick
We have a tidy clause in our contract where as we are not responsible for functionality of prototypes. With that in mind we do what ever the customer is willing to pay for! Experiment away my boy! Now for my two centavos on your question. Without s
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 13 22:30:05 EST 2002 | davef
Methods for performing repairs: * 7721 - Repair & Modification of Printed Boards & Electronic Assemblies. * On-line guides at Circuit Repair Technology [ http://www.circuittechctr.com ] site. Roughly from East to West, service companies that perfor
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 14 00:06:23 EST 2002 | iman
note: retyped due to some earlier technical fault. does anyone know what environment factors(specifications?) and process control parameters(printer & reflow?) are optimal for running SMT using type 4 and type 5 solder paste respectively? Any pitfal
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 27 09:51:08 EST 2002 | Claude_Couture
I have worked with 4c's for two years. The feeders are "tinker toys" with a mechanism that slips, so the pick-up has to be adjusted several times as the reel is used, especially with 13" reels. The worm gear was plastic on the steel shaft of the moto
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 27 18:10:41 EST 2002 | andrewbrook
Quad4C's have their moments. If the price is right and you are aware of the machines limitations then you will be satisfied. The placement rate is slow, 1.2 seconds/chip. Don't buy any Quad if it has the CyberOptics Laser unit, the Quadalign unit is
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 16 00:20:37 EST 2002 | Frank
The Juki format is a proprietary binary format. If you are trying to convert centriod data, you can use software bought directly from your local Juki distributer. Or you can purchase Unicam, CircuitCam, or GCPlace from their respected distributors.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 20 03:52:16 EST 2002 | iman
Hello, need help on intrusive reflow process, thanks in advance to the experts and general info sharing :) need some help to obtain answers, to following questions: 1) PCB is FR4, 1.6mm thick, 4 layers, what stencil thickness (stencil design guide
