Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 10:12:05 EST 2008 | dyoungquist
I am the manufacturing engineer for a small electronic OEM who also provides EMS for other local electronics companies. We are located in Montana (USA). In 2007 I made 36K. While that seems low, remember that my commute to work is only 10-15 min a
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 14:52:50 EST 2008 | fastek
Very nice. We had 5 people performing those tasks with a combined salary of perhaps $400K per year or more. The company was making money hand over fist as well. Our process guys handled all aspects of the process including programming, material and
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 12:38:12 EST 2008 | slthomas
"They ended up hiring a guy for the going rate around town so they shot themselves in the foot." Well, except that now they have a happy employee and before they didn't. Not criticising, just pointing out a different perspective. Sometimes they'll p
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 14:44:48 EST 2008 | ck_the_flip
Here're some factoids that'll keep things in perspective: * In October 1977, the Atari 2600 VCS was released with a retail price of $200. * What cost $200 in 1977 would cost $684.25 in 2006. * The Sony Wii retails for roughly $429 in 2008. * S
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 09:58:30 EST 2008 | cyber_wolf
This is a shot in the dark because it has been years since I worked on a CP3. I believe that there is a flag on the turret. As the turret makes a full revolution this flag must make pass through a sensor. If this sensor is not functioning or if the
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 25 11:49:09 EST 2008 | toddl
Hi all, I have an inconsistent situation. Lately, we seem to have excessive dross buildup in the solder pot which inturn causes the pot to overflow. Has anyone had a similar experience? Here are the details: age of machine= 9 years, flux used= Kester
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 09:41:47 EST 2008 | realchunks
Buzzword-ology like this goes over BIG TIME where I work. If you can just pretend you know what you talk about and throw a couple of big buzzwords around, you are considered a genius. Shiny shoes and a nice long sleeve shirt and you'll be making 6
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 19:59:55 EST 2008 | darby
Sensational -I'm sitting in my little dungeon peeing myself. I've just finished a sort of bio on the British comedian Peter Cook titled "How Very Interesting". He would have been fantastic in this role. But, both of these blokes were very good. Made
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 07:47:53 EST 2008 | realchunks
Classic! That went into my favorite sites. Even funnier is when they misspell the buzzwords on their e-mails and Power Point presentations. Had a noob here that not only had misspelled director "Drector" in his e-mail title, but then copied it to
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 15:34:19 EST 2008 | slthomas
I have used the ECD MOLE and had no complaints. I also checked out a Datapaq at one time and really liked the software but it was a little on the spendy side. ECD provides free upgrades to their software which does provide some fairly helpful pred