Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 22:00:32 EST 2006 | fdr4prez
Yes Rick, you are correct, Zevatech HBA, PPM7 & > PPM9 were all designed and built by Swiss. That > was a long long time ago. Sorry, I guess I forgot about those old beasts. Then don't forget about the good old CATs and Microns made by Zevatech
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 10 14:44:42 EST 2006 | greg york
Not sure about Sn/Cu/Ni large market share here in Europe as we have a large part of the UK market with SACP0307 alloy 0.3%Ag introduced over Two years ago Also worked against Sn/Cu/Ni alloy with large TV Co and they went with 0.3%Ag due to reliabili
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 31 12:27:27 EST 2006 | Marcus
We have used the SN100C for over a year now with fanastic results. We use the SAC305 for SMT and SN100C wire exclusively. There are no problem mixing the alloys. I am also on the commitee for the NASA testing. The SN100C did out perform SAC and SnPb
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 16:23:37 EST 2006 | Phil
Our past experience with Frost and Sullivan is that they derive most of their data from interviews with the subject companies and press releases. That puts them a half a notch above asking the sales reps for info (except with F&S, the total won't be
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 11 10:12:23 EST 2006 | ratsalad
I've used an old version (maybe 7 or 8 years old) of GC-Place to convert gerber to centroid data. It is semi-automatic. If I remember correctly we'd start by selecting the pads for the largest components first. The software would find matching gro
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 04 12:48:34 EST 2006 | pjc
In-Circuit Test is the best method for ensuring solder joint connections. It is a much more reliable than AOI. An ICT machine can ensure solder connections are made for array package devices such as BGA, PGA, etc... AOI is best for component I.D.- is
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 04 14:59:41 EST 2006 | AOI
I have used all of test and inspection techniques available out there: AOI, AXI, Flying Probe, ICT, and FCT. The reality is that they all have a place in manufacturing based on the type and complexity of product you bild, the industry it is intended
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 06 10:49:03 EST 2006 | PWH
We had a bad situation with solvent wipe. One of the solvent supply lines cracked and the solvent got on a cluster of air lines. The air line material reacted poorly and we blew what seemed like one airline per day for a couple weeks. I had to cut
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 04 16:56:25 EST 2006 | dajesk2003
We have an Ionograph 500 M SMD II tester. A couple of months ago, it began failing bare boards at a very high rate. We use 10ug/in2 as our standard. Typically we would fail, maybe one board every 6 months. In the past two months, at least 15 boar
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 05 20:34:32 EST 2006 | davef
We agree. It sounds like your tester is possessed. If it starts vomiting pea soup, throw it away. Otherwise: * Follow Pete's suggestion by calling Alphametals [or whatever they call themselves nowadays] * Contact analytical laboratories and ask th
