Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 29 07:17:59 EDT 1998 | smd
| Would anybody like to share experiences with adding and using the | SECS/GEM interface on a multi-vendor line(DEK,FUJI,PANASONIC, | UNIVERSAL,BTU)??? I still don't quite understand how to use this interface. Can someone explain it? Will someone ex
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 15 22:00:52 EDT 1998 | Jon Medernach
As an equipment vendor (Panasonic Create group)I am extremely interested in GEM/SECS. It is really a nebulous concept. Everyone I talk to wants something different but it's all lumped under GEM/SECS! I ask a simple question. What do you want it to
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 26 19:59:07 EDT 1998 | Scott McKee
| can any body help on assembling straddle mount connectors on to a board? for information on the connector - it is a berg micropak connector 1. You need a fixture to insure the pins don't bend while inserting them on the board, coplanarity is a re
Electronics Forum | Thu May 28 18:09:35 EDT 1998 | Gary Simbulan
| Our company is currently looking to implement a SMT production line. What I am looking for is feedback on people's experiences with various machines. | Here's what we are in the market for: | Low/Mid volume 3,000+cph machine that can handle high j
Electronics Forum | Sat May 16 05:48:02 EDT 1998 | Wayne
| Don't ya' just hate that kinda' stuff? The ones that always get me is when some company is advertizing a pick and place machine, and they have a picture of a board in the machine, under the nozzles, that's supposedly getting placed... the only prob
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 26 17:23:23 EDT 1998 | Wayne Bracy
Steve: Lets face it "there are no Free Meals:, but all of the OEM manufacturer's that I work with go the extra mile to satisfy the customers needs. This includes added attention to detail prior to the sale, good quality installations and training, a
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 06 23:09:11 EST 1998 | Scott Cook
| We have a double sided pcb that is surface mount on both sides. Now a Through Hole connector has been added. Appart from hand soldering does anyone have info. on reflow soldering the part. The connector is 0.1mm pitch, square legs. | 1) Do you need
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 22 16:09:02 EST 1997 | Justin Medernach
| I am designing an SMT pad for a ss metal switch. | Finished copper thickness is .0014 and nickle-plating | originally is 150 millionths. Initial testing yields 100,000 to 150,000 switches before intermitent failures (copper is reached.) I want 50
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 09 12:36:26 EDT 2001 | Michael Parker
Adam- Mikie here. I too am placing 2 PBGA sockets on an assembly but they aren't mirror imaged. Thanks to the SMT Gods for that one. You say you added more paste to solve for open solder. Do you have x-ray? Were the alignments perfect? Also the part
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 11 21:12:08 EDT 2001 | davef
I am concerned that the increased number of commercial postings on SMTnet is degrading the technical content and diverting valid posters� attention from the proper exchange of information to non-value added ranting and finger pointing. In determinin
