Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 14 11:09:09 EDT 2006 | Baer
You can contact Graphic Research and Brad Koor will tell you that his maintenance is actually less. He has been running MS2 for a year and a half (he was the first production beta). His people know how to maintain the process which is not hard but mu
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 17 14:20:49 EDT 2006 | Jay Hardin
Hello everybody, My name is Jay Hardin and I'm the MS2 Applications Manager for P. Kay Metal. I was just informed of this thread and will post my 2 cents when needed. I'm the guy who goes out in the field and makes sure MS2 is installed properly and
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 01 22:04:11 EDT 2006 | davef
Problems with IPA are: * IPA / material being 'cleaned' combination still needs to be removed from the board. * IPA and empty containers are a hazardous material by RCRA criteria (40CFR 261) * Flash point (~12*C TCC) of IPA is low enough that all ele
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 15 20:41:54 EDT 2006 | davef
Alpha UP78 was a modern solder paste. Check with your supplier for recommendations. You're are cleaning some flux residue with the IPA and reducing the leakage current. We're not wild about using IPA. Problems with IPA are: * IPA / material being
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 28 10:51:51 EDT 2006 | SWAG
http://www.brigarelectronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BE∏uct_Code=GP-MF552&Category_Code=C Seems to be working well. I didn't remove the housing from the machine = recal. The placements are right on, it's just a bit out of f
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 28 12:44:23 EDT 2006 | actech
WE have been running a leaded product for a few years and while the product is exempt from PB free regulations the components have been comming in lead free reciently and this caused little or no change in the process and or product, However! the Boa
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 12 10:55:29 EDT 2006 | slthomas
I found this searching the archives. Unfortunately Bob doesn't seem to have an active site anymore, just references by people he works for. It's a shame, because there was a load of good stuff there. Haven't looked at Phil's site for a while but it's
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 21 15:23:10 EDT 2006 | Grant
Hi, I don't want to sound too negative here, because this forums been an incredibly help over the years, however does anyone else think it's a bit ugly. Perhaps it's just me, but it has not really changed over the years I have been using it, and it
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 05 15:41:36 EDT 2006 | Mario Scalzo, SMT CPE
Good afternoon. From what it sounds like is that the solder joins are not getting hot enough or if it Au, then the increase in the Au content of the joint is increasing the melting point of the final solder joint. To some extent, this will also hap
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 18 19:52:09 EDT 2006 | davef
Ted Dangelmayer's book [ESD Program Management: A Realistic Approach to Continuous Measurable Improvement in Static Control; Dangelmayer, T; Kluwer Academic Pub 1999 e2; 0412136716] is excellent. Often, ESD supplies sales-types use the "Chicken Littl
