Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 07 18:20:40 EDT 2000 | Darby
James, I only use the clamshells for fine pitch if my other printers are non operational. Not reccommended but achievable in an emergency. In answer to your questions. We use two clam shell printers and two vertical lift printers. All are used for 8
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 27 21:45:34 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Alan: How are these boards finished for you? Have they been drilled and you "just" need to singulate them? Or do you need to drill them? Drilling equipment and services: * Laser Precise 200 Perimeter Park, Suite A Knoxville, TN 37922-2230 800-87
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 26 10:57:16 EDT 2000 | Steve Schrader
Doug, We've suffered through similar frustrations. One thing we found that might be of some help is uur supplier, unbeknownst to us, was outsourcing their immersion gold. Their supplier apparently lost control of their process for a period of a fe
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 27 21:57:16 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Hi Doug: Responding to your questions: � If gold over nickel is self limiting ... You didn�t say whether you gold plating was electroless or immersion. Electroless is not is self limiting. It can plate up to 5 thou. Expect immersion plated gold to
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 20:10:09 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Hey Bud: Thanks for the response the other day. We currently use "Jeff�s Method #2: The Drummel Tool." Short answer to your brother is ... yes, probably. Expanding a bit: � It would be surprising not to use a flux to help reflow the solder balls
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 12 21:47:41 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Celiav: Mark is probably spot-on on his comments about a board fab problem. It is weird that you have similar problems from two suppliers though. Recommendations are: � Get rid of any bird brain contractor that installs processes that affect your
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 14 16:35:03 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Celia: Ubet. Sorry about the ranting. (It comes with the territory.) I don�t recall any peer reviewed stuff, but I seem to remember a couple of articles on white tin in "SMT" "Circuits Assembly" Magazine (er suppin� like that), but it was probabl
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 13 05:23:30 EDT 2000 | Donnie
There a few questions that I have for you. 1. What type of flux are you using? 2. What temps are your preheaters set at? 3. Can you possibly place them on after the wave? The reason I'm asking is that there may be some adjustments to the wave to bur
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 06 07:37:38 EDT 2003 | mattiasw
Hi! I just wanted to shortly share my experience with AOI machines. We have a VisionPoint from Diagnosys (Same software as in the Photon dynamics machines) and the machine is doing it�s job really good actually...BUT! The machine building quality is
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 13 04:01:02 EDT 2000 | JohnW
Dave, Firstly..how the heck are you?..been a while.... Ok so I'm running an Electrovert Electra witha hot gas knife, & I've got large server boards going over the wave. I've seen us loose chip, mainly Tants on the hot gas knife...ain't good especia