Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 05 20:34:32 EST 2006 | davef
We agree. It sounds like your tester is possessed. If it starts vomiting pea soup, throw it away. Otherwise: * Follow Pete's suggestion by calling Alphametals [or whatever they call themselves nowadays] * Contact analytical laboratories and ask th
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 06 09:15:34 EST 2006 | sarar
I would suggest that it would be helpful to perform ion chromatography analysis on some of the boards that have failed your ionograph tests as well as some boards that have passed. This will tell you exactly what ionic species are present on the boa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 06 16:14:10 EST 2006 | trynders
Have had a lot of issues with our machine and was just curious if anyone else out there was having any problems with theirs. This is actully our second 3Z. Our first one had so many problems Contact took it back and replaced it with a newer one. Abou
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 06 16:40:34 EST 2006 | Cmiller
We have a 3Z and a 3AV. We dont use the 3AV at all anymore and just took the 3Z out of service but we ran each for 4 years for at least 8 hours a day. We never had problems to the extent you seem to have. I did talk to someone a few years ago that sa
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 09 19:55:32 EST 2006 | davef
"Poor release" (paste hanging-up in the stencil holes) could have three main (or combination of) causes: 1 Equipment * Proper aperture area ratio provide better release * Laser cut release better than chemical etched stencil 2 Process * Snap-off dis
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 11 10:29:34 EST 2006 | chunks
Wow, you got off easy. He made a smock suggestion for ESD and next thing ya know we all had these stupid things that didn't fit right, get in the way and became a major pain in the arse (not to mention the people that never wash them. Stains are no
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 02 09:06:53 EST 2006 | drewake
Sorry, I am jumping into this late - I'm a new user. Our company is looking to perform an evaluation for a new paste. We are looking at a 63/37 no clean - type 3 or 4. Our technology is currently at 0201s, .4mm pitch ICs & .5mm uBGAs. I have
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 14:04:38 EST 2006 | Mike Konrad
Flashback time� Vapor degreasers, although still used in limited applications, no longer represent the conventional wisdom (due to multiple environmental issues). Aqueous-based technologies are the most common method of defluxing. Unlike most va
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 11 13:08:19 EST 2006 | GS
About SACX307 for wave you can read at post: http://www.smtnet.com/Forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=38727 As I have heard, in Europe, Germany in particular, several assemblers are using SN100C for wave (also HASL) with success since years ago.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 12 11:25:06 EST 2006 | Cmiller
We tested SAC305 in our selective solder machine and found the dross production made it an unnaceptable choice of alloy. Personaly, I cant imagine dross in a joint being a good thing but if it is a very small amount and does not occur very often, y
