Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 04 04:39:17 EST 2007 | laplooi
Who of the forum people is working with SPC Plus? Which people have problems with it en who's have tips for the users of SPC Plus? I'm working with it also 1 year, Its only friendly for statitistics, and when you are check a print, you can earlier r
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 13 19:19:44 EST 2007 | bga_kid
First of all you need to profile your board.....no one is going to be able to tell you what setting to run without know the product and components. You are also going to want to check the paste spec. against you temp. ramp/rise rates. Just guessing y
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 14 18:36:14 EST 2007 | kroberson
The videos listed are good, basic resources. Just don't expect to bring anyone from zero to 100mph with just the videos. Check out http://www.solder.net. BEST, Inc has a electronics manufacturing boot camp which is a great resource for someone new
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 18 06:04:23 EST 2007 | lococost
Ha! We do our tin analyis at Alpha and they don't list Ge (that doesnt mean they don't check it). Next time a German Dope head takes a tour in our factory, I'll try to push him in our solderpot and let you know if ze board get ze better wetting.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 04 17:44:49 EST 2008 | adlsmt
Does anyone have experience with automated Laser soldering equipment for SMT LED's? I have checked previous posts and did not find anything dealing with actual LED's. Most laser systems are set up for through hole and solder from the bottom of board.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 15 13:47:11 EST 2008 | realchunks
Yes, the mask finish is prolly the #1 contributor to solder balling. Seen it many times. It's not that it's cured or not, went down that path about 3 or 4 times as well. Different fluxes can help too. But also check your preheat. If your are get
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 10 15:26:27 EST 2008 | jdumont
Yes thats always an awful site isnt it? It used to happen to use because an operator was opening the door during the cycle to check if it was done. I smartened up and fired the operator (for other stuff also) and put the washer on a pallet in a big y
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 21 18:11:35 EST 2008 | dyoungquist
0.031" radius is a diameter of 0.062" which is very tight (small) for a rounded corner. I would tend to agree with the board house that is can not be done. 0.031" is a standard thickness of PCB. I think it is very possible that your customer swapp
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
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 16:26:51 EST 2008 | edatasys
Check out http://www.solderstar.com They have 4 , 6 , 9 or 12 channel products. Software is user friendly and contains predefined specs. for solder paste & reflow ovens. Makes setup quick & easy, also has simulation tools to quickly optimize profile