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Solder wetting issues

Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 01 14:24:25 EST 2005 | Amol Kane

Hi, I am having a SAC 305 solder paste with water soluble flux wetting issue. during reflow, the solder melts, but doesnt flow. the reflow profile was developed by the solder company person (Kester). the board is a test assembly to validate our LF pr

BGA ball Separation

Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 05 12:57:59 EST 2005 | Billy D

Dude, make sure you're not getting too hot, too quick. If the BGA "dogears" in the oven, or during a rework procedure, it'll either short, or get very strained, depending on which way the part moves, up or down. Also, bake the hell out of them, as if

Mis-align Component

Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 08 11:50:40 EST 2005 | Stefan

If you mention mis-alignment and missing component in the same sentance, I suspect the component is not properly released after placement. Assuming the Juki machines use an air blow, after vacuum shut off, than I would look at a correct air flow firs

Tin Whiskers

Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 09 11:37:29 EST 2005 | Samir Nagaheenanajar

So, I'm workin' my damn fax machine; unfortunately, it's one of the 1st generation fax machines, because in Riyadh, we get stuck with the old equipment, and then it gives a message on the LCD display: Paper Jam..so I get mad, and yell: WHY DOES IT

Gold Pads Soldering problem

Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 16 01:36:53 EST 2005 | tk380514

i would assume when the PCB planner and customer would specify what "surface layer type"they want but this section is always empty but i have found that out yesterday that we only use ENIG and not FLASH GOLD, which is good to know........ but it see

PVA Conformal Coating Machine

Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 22 10:37:38 EST 2005 | Amol Kane

Hi Steve, We just got the retrofitted machine and i was trained by PVA on Pathmaster. I just wanted to know if many other ppl were using it so i can post any questions/comments on the programming aspect. The coating we will be using is envibar, and

Samsung SM320 VS Assembleon 8 head Opal XII

Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 17 02:37:21 EST 2005 | manyhats

Hi, it seems like you have some experience with the SM320... How do you feel about the reliability, and consistency of it? does it generate alot of error on a run? and what do you mean about feeders breaking the head? Also you're telling me that this

QuadAlign Error 99

Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 29 05:56:37 EST 2005 | bobpan

Dont quote me on this because its been a while but i believe thats a grounding issue on the quad-align card itself. The card is located in the rear right bottom of the machine. Try adding a ground wire to the cage that the card is mounted inside. Als

Convertion Gerber to P&P data

Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 04 09:17:40 EST 2006 | JW

Another software option for you maybe GC-Powerplace by GraphiCode. Before purchasing CircuitCam, we used an older version; GC-Place, with good results. Sorry, I don't know pricing. Our version is very flexible (creating Gerber, Gerber to DXF, output

Does Anyone own a Contact 3Z??

Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 13 12:49:20 EST 2006 | jdumont

Yea we had A LOT of issues during the first couple of years with ours. I think we've replaced all the motors. It basically does sketchy things all the time. Never know what to expect with it. Since the first 2 or so years it has been somewhat stable


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