Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 21 12:57:41 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
I would like to address several issues. First, your reflow is 150 PPM for the same exact assemblies that have lower PPM's? or are you giving a 150 PPM rating for all products produced through the reflow process in a specific time period? Reflow is a
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 14 18:27:38 EDT 2002 | kennyg
In regards to baking an assembly prior to hot air (BGA) rework.... 1) Do people always bake, sometimes or never? Does this depend on whether MS sensitive components are near the rework site? If a BGA is to be removed and reballed, baking is a no-br
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 21 22:15:36 EDT 2002 | davef
First, SIR data is heavily dependant on the test pattern selected. Be very careful when comparing the results of resistance readings taken from different geometric patterns. Second, if yer talkin': * Bare boards, yupper. * Finished assemblies impor
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 19 22:01:51 EST 2004 | fastek
I've published my own strategic new market research report you may find of interest titled, "Electronics Manufacturing in China, Final Edition". It's free by the way: "U.S. production of contract assemblies in 2000 is $X. China production of cont
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 16 17:35:43 EST 2002 | davef
Jim Consider issuing a purchase order to your assembler for the purchase of selective wave soldering pallets required to solder your board. That way, you: * Own the pallets. * Can take the pallets with you should you decide that another assembler
Electronics Forum | Tue May 18 09:13:08 EDT 2004 | E Wolf
I'd like to follow the thread discussed on assembly. Hope Everyone is ok with that. I do run into the problem (have it now) that Ionic cleanliness is requested by print on a no-clean assembly. My intention is to use the no-clean to skip the aqueou
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 16 13:18:23 EST 2002 | gregp
Your analogy of radio use in a car is not fair. In fact, I believe in many states the use of walkman headphones while driving a car is illegal. Just like in your work environment, you wouldn't be able to hear sirens (emergency vehicles or pick and
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 13 12:10:36 EST 2002 | STEPHEN WALTERS
WE ARE EXPERENCING OPEN 8 MILL VIAS UNDER THE BGA'S, THEY ARE OPENING AFTER THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS, THEY ARE FROM MULTIPLE PCB VENDORS, THEY PASS AT THE PCB SUPPLIERS TESTING, AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT THEY HAVE HAD 2 MAJOR CAUSES 1. BUBBLE INTRAPMENT, 2.
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 23 17:36:23 EST 2002 | davef
Periodically, we get ahead of ourselves and find that we have fabricated boards that require jumpers and other modications. Alternatives are: * Add 'white wire' jumpers and mod the components as third ops * Print, cure, and seal 'jumpers' of epoxy i
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 25 11:32:15 EST 2003 | MA/NY DDave
Hi Kevin, Well I or we, used to do this all the time in PiH or THT days with some small hand forming tools (dies) and also some automated ones. You already have gotten the phone numbers for a couple of the small electronic assembly hand tools place
