Electronics Forum | Tue May 20 20:28:58 EDT 2003 | Mike Konrad
Dear Carl, My-my Carl, not sleeping well lately? No mater what you say, I believe this is a forum for SMT users, not SMT suppliers. When this or any other forum gets polluted with sales-spin, it is less valuable than if a �real� user provides his
Electronics Forum | Tue May 27 12:40:50 EDT 2003 | davef
Hi Bill You said, "silicon". We assume by your discussion that you ment to say, "silicone". For background on silicone and soldering, check with Dow Corning [517-496-6000]. They make a OS2 [VOC-free] silicone stripper and should be able to give y
Electronics Forum | Sat May 31 14:33:59 EDT 2003 | kenBliss
CAL Here is another perspective. Ask what is included in the setup costs, ie. programming, stencils, setting up part number bins, bill of materials, changeover time on the line etc, etc. Then ask how much time and costs the CM is allowing for each
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 24 11:27:57 EDT 2003 | caldon
Sorry let me explain. It is a ratio. When buying a machine 80% of my evaluation is with the Support. The other 20% is the machine its self. I read the Brochures and Capabilities to narrow my search to the machines meeting my needs. From there i am c
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 14 20:48:43 EDT 2004 | Ken
Just a thought.... Some Fluxes require temperatures upto 260F (127C). Are you using water based flux or solvent (alcohol). I have noticed that many wave machines are NOT capable of preheating adequately when using water based materials. This can
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 11 11:25:15 EDT 2003 | caldon
Hey Jason- I saw yer post on Technet as well. First I agree with you 100%. It is kind of funny how Capital Equipment Mfr's can lay off Service guys, Apps guys and Customer support Guys (Guys = men/women) but charge more $ for registration fees for
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 14:49:33 EDT 2003 | bubbacott
Jason I am an equipment buyer part of my job is to be knowlegable in every make and model we look at, registration is a calculable cost going in before penny one is spent many brokers and oem's know who I am and I will rage about registration, howeve
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 25 10:29:32 EDT 2003 | caldon
Hey Mike- We ran into the same thing when we purchased a Large CanadianManufacturers repair business. We were creative and first used an ESD bag cut open (Simulate the paper idea) then we used a 3M parts bin and would tip it on its corner to funnel t
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 01 18:36:06 EDT 2003 | Matt Kehoe
I am trying to get opinions about a situation that we are discussing with a vendor/customer. While not a technical issue it has caused some confusion and I need some opinions to help settle the debate. We are a service bureau who receives stencil fi
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 15 18:44:20 EDT 2003 | davef
Sam says, �The only question remaining to me is that why the failure happened after 48 hours instead of immediate failure after soldering.� Let�s recap: * Had good-looking solder flow. * Passed the initial electrical test. * Failed the later electri
