Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 11 19:38:44 EST 2011 | hegemon
There are a number of manufacturers of Benchtop Hot air stations. For what you are describing, look at Hakko as well as A.P.E. (if they are still around, they made a great little machine called a ?Chipmaster?, and if you added preheat, I think you
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 21:14:19 EST 2011 | hegemon
Of the machines you have mentioned, the APE Bandit is your best bet. I had one of those in a previous employ and it was basically bulletproof, and simple enough to work on if things went wrong. Simple controllers and enough power to do the job at r
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 13 19:23:05 EST 2011 | bandjwet
We have a customer whom we have built boards for. They want a "cleaner no clean look". The process uses a no clean Kester 256 SN63 solder paste. After reflow the "residue" noted by the client is too much. We have tried a few things. We are a small
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 14 19:25:52 EST 2011 | sonofptolemy
Hello, I am coming here for some insight and advice. I currently have high volumes (around 40K-50K) PCB's being stuffed at a local stuffing house. We are growing and lately have been putting in more orders with them. The problem is the stuffing qua
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 10:06:26 EST 2011 | rgduval
Leo, Everyones goal is to minimize the manual handling of assemblies in process. To that end, conveyorizing your entire line, from board onload, through reflow, and potentially inspection is the ideal. However, that isn't always possible. There a
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 17:38:29 EST 2011 | bandjwet
All: I am reaching out to get some suggestions on the right flux to use as well as a recommended cleaning process for soldering a KOVAR RF shield using 80/20 Au/Sn solder to a ceramic hybrid. The recommended profile is 4-5 min at 280C and at least
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 18 10:46:31 EST 2011 | tombstonesmt
I recently wrote a program on one of our Pilarhouse Jade machines and receiving an error. The machine has the feature of "Wave Height" that I don't have enabled for a 2.5mm extended tip nozzle. This is the only program that I haven't used this featur
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 19 08:19:18 EST 2011 | tombstonesmt
I recently wrote a program on one of our > Pilarhouse Jade machines and receiving an error. > The machine has the feature of "Wave Height" that > I don't have enabled for a 2.5mm extended tip > nozzle. This is the only program that I haven't > u
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 21 00:11:50 EST 2011 | jeffr
Yes you must select FixedTrayFeeder. You must select TEACHING not AUTOSET. The trap is... you must select a TEACHING UNIT prior to doing the teaching (CAMERA-HEAD1-HEAD2)are the choices. Press F8 to get this menu to appear. If the camera cannot reac
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 19 13:30:37 EST 2011 | bvdb
The user manual says: Cause: A stick feeder part shuttle is in the advanced position where it could interfere with the nozzle. Remedy: Press the [I/O] function key and retract the part shuttle. I don't have a stick feeder. I tried resetting the I