Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 04 14:42:08 EST 2008 | ratsalad
Are you talking about Durastone? That's what we use for our wave pallets. Both our wave vendor and solder bar vendor told us that we had nothing to worry about as far as Pb-contamination of the pallets. We have used the same pallets across our Sn
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 03 13:08:53 EST 2008 | rrpowers
I have a couple old AP25 printers (circa 1994) that I inherited with an SMT process. I don't have a lot of details about the various parameter settings within the setup menus. I have the User manuals, but they only give very basic information. I i
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 18 14:23:08 EDT 2008 | rrpowers
I don't doubt about not really needing the computer upgrade. I've seen the same thing from them before. (Although it was a Speedline tech that originally told me about the PastePuck system.) Unfortunately we have custom software (4.1h) that goes w
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 24 22:53:22 EDT 2008 | davef
As you say, just about defect can be tied to process, one way or another. If you want to think about it, search the fine SMTnet Archives for background on barrel cracking. Other things are: * How thick is the actual via plating from the two supplier
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 30 12:26:10 EDT 2008 | dphilbrick
There must be discussions about this on SMTnet but I have yet to find them. I would like to hear from all you smart people about running LF and PB BGA�s on the same board using 63/37 solder. If you run your profile up to peak at around 225C +/- (nitr
Electronics Forum | Wed May 07 14:19:58 EDT 2008 | adamcrum
Why not. He's an easy target, just look at him. Like a deer caught in the headlights. But what do you think about the other info? About the EPA. Did you know that when asked if we could inform other local companies of their policy, they told us no.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 10 18:44:48 EDT 2008 | adamcrum
Were dealing with firmware issues for the stepper motor, as well as communications problems with the software. Vitronics is looking into it... again, but even they seemed to be stumped. You may want to ask your rep about it. Our machine is brand new,
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 10 17:12:55 EDT 2008 | gregoryyork
I dont know about analysis on boards it is OK as long as the people carrying it out know how to interogate the answers.I worked on a problem just last week where an analysis house in China tested the resist then the pads and found on both surfaces C
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 11 04:59:24 EDT 2008 | mun4o
10x , davef, about LEDs - the problem is , that about 1% of all leds wich we soldering have some defect - not blinking, when I make functional test.I chek 300 leds before solderinig - all is ok.After reflow 1 led not blinking, after SW 3 leds not bli
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 09 14:30:20 EST 2009 | devgru
Which companies are you talking about? There are now 2 that have left the industry... Orbotec announced a couple of months ago and Agilent was announced today on evertiq.com With that said, We have been using the Yestech AOI systems for a while now
