Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 24 19:43:37 EST 2017 | darby
Hi everyone, I've been out of it for a while after 27 years. Got made redundant in February. What can you do? I know - turn 60 and get cranky. That'll be the ticket. Anyway...... Trying to help someone out with a Yamaha YVL88MKII. I am very conversa
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 11 19:28:51 EST 2017 | spoiltforchoice
That's not really the point of dual lane feeders. As a general rule having a dual lane 8mm feeder means the machines "slots" are actually 16mm, dual lanes on a 8mm feeder helps keep the overall lane density of a machine higher, its much easier to bui
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 17:34:39 EST 2017 | spoiltforchoice
A pattern emerges, but really I think it means plan/optimise for your day/week not a single job. Our machine uses 10's, this means there's a significant chunk of the feeder that is not easily accessible if something like a brass shim gets stuck or f
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 06:59:30 EDT 2018 | philc
Here, there are two possibilities - either it is a new board to us (ie built elsewhere previously) or it is a new product for the company requesting the build. If new to us only, ask for a sample PCB. You will need CAD data for pick & place machines
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 03 12:12:23 EDT 2018 | ceexchange
In my experience, machine life expectancy is all about support. Technological obsolescence has gotten to be minimal over the years. I believe installed base is your best indicator for longevity of support. OEM's will support a machine as long as it
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 17 17:36:32 EDT 2018 | davidsmullins
Thanks for all the input! I should clarify a couple things. We are a contract manufacturer; we simply build to our customer's design prints. This particular board, we outsourced because of some requirements for processes we don't do in-house. So, we
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 14 12:56:53 EST 2018 | lyqunj
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Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 03 07:36:17 EST 2019 | dfl
Hey Steve, I wrote to Bob, but he doesn't reply yet. Digging around, I found these: HANDLING COMPONENT VARIETY The adjustable Pocket Index function enables handling a variety of component tape reels or special component packaging. The following ins
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 26 07:42:32 EDT 2019 | kylehunter
Hello all, My company specializes in pcb design and subsequent prototype assembly. With that core of business, we will assemble up to 10 boards a week. We currently hand solder and use a reflow hotplate for these boards. We have been getting reques
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 11 11:25:57 EDT 2019 | don_julio
> If the board is just not reaching the temps you > need, you could place them in an oven to > "preheat" them. When I was building a > rather thick board with a copper core I had to do > this. Since we were only doing sma
