Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 05 01:52:34 EST 2002 | djarvis
Huh, what, geez. Wazza time Jimbo? Call me a cab. Why is this gentleman retroflecting? Why would anyone make an articulatory gesture by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth? I don't know what this is a bout, but I can a
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 10 11:57:14 EDT 2003 | Mike Konrad
First, you must determine a few things: 1. What specific de-fluxing chemical are you going to use? Basic required determinations include the chemical�s pH, is it a VOC (if so, what is its VOC content), what concentration is the chemical used in (1
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 10 20:40:49 EST 2004 | Kevin McCarten
1st thing to be said; I work for a company that supplies Desiccant Dry cabinets to the electronics industry for the storage of moisture sensitive components. The answer here really lies in inventory management/control. Ultimately you want to avoid b
Electronics Forum | Wed May 05 14:37:58 EDT 2004 | Gaz
I'm not in production, but I do repairs by replacing CSP & LGA components on PCB's. Our components are supplied sealed in packs of 5 with a humidity indicator card and desiccant. I recently failed an audit by the company I do the work for because th
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 09 11:48:09 EST 2007 | realchunks
0.25mm tilt? That's pretty small depending on you BGA size. Is it failing? Or just your Q.E. being anal? What size BGA we talking about? What ball count? Just one board? Maybe cheaper to just repair. Now assuming there is NO part under the BGA
Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 25 08:39:15 EDT 2007 | gsala
If plastic Carrier Tape (CT)/ emboss tape, is made by: a)Polycarbonate material, it can withstand temperature around 120C� or may be more mantaining original dimension. b)Polystirene material, at max 45�C-50C� the CT starts to change dimensions and
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 06 17:37:05 EDT 2007 | hakerem
Hi Joris - There is an excellent wave solder guide called "Take No Prisoners" that includes instructions for attacking and eliminating solder balls and preventing their recurrence: 1. Increase Dwell Time Solder balls are normally caused by too much f
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 07 15:50:52 EST 2007 | Frank
For a modest invest of capitol equipment and maybe some hair pulling to learn the process it shouldn't be terribly difficult to get your own production line up and running. You just missed a few trade shows that you could have went to and seen all t
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 11 11:45:28 EDT 2008 | realchunks
At first glance you would think so. But just as in real life manufacturing, EVERY problem can be solder related. Naturally the problems with broken parts, wrong parts, parts made wrong etc... are generally found right ways, so no one really posts t
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 19 15:16:35 EST 2014 | jlawson
Gerber in general is not best data set for assembly, alot of processing has to be done, manually or via software tools, all with their nice features, but as you state there is no actual datum XY , pin 1 , rotation references thus has to be 'generated
