Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 25 20:36:58 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Sal: When western companies first started studying Japanese companies, they found the Japanese using a technique called "poka-yoke." It means mistake-proofing. In this, the designer specifies parts and assemblies so that they can be assembled one
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 11:51:14 EDT 2000 | Deon Nungaray
Walter, First of all, if I recall correctly you should not need a 6" leader for starting a reel on a Mydata. Mydata's have a reel leader extension attachment with a V hook at the end so you can avoid this need for a long leader. You should be able t
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 12 05:04:01 EDT 2000 | JohnW
Hi Guy's.... Was thinkng about i more this moning..in the shower actually...sometimes think I do my best work there!. So far I'm looking at stuff like integrating the DFM study to show thing's that are going to present production / process issues e
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 23 14:10:01 EDT 2000 | Chrys Shea
Sounds like the mask to me. Had a similar situation a couple years ago. The mask wasn't fully cured, so it absorbed water that the preheaters couldn't dry out. When it outgassed at the wave, it caused a lot of micro turbulence that broke the surfa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 16 10:38:33 EDT 2000 | Iain
I have 15 very large backplanes (.156" thick Au plating) that the ground pins of a high density thru-hole connector were not thermal relieved in the artwork. As a result we are unable to solder the 8 pins that connect to the ground plane. We know t
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 12 10:57:51 EDT 2000 | Jason
I am new to wave soldering. Any information is greatly welcomed. Here is the problem. After soldering the boards they have a film on the bottom of them and sometimes a white powder looking substance. I have tried decreasing the amount of flux on
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 05 16:49:11 EDT 2000 | Chris
Is anyone having trouble with PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) cover tape used with embossed plastic tape? I am placing 0402 components out of embossed plastic tape with PSA cover tape. The feeders gum up, the take up reels are impossible to remov
Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 23:22:44 EDT 2000 | Micah Newcomb
Jerry, Contact FujiAmerica and ask for their newest product Guide. Some differences are..... IP2 - SMD1 vision (back lighting only, coplanarity check optional) IP3 - SMD3 vision (back, front, coplanarity check optional) IP3 - BGA transport, I
Electronics Forum | Thu May 18 08:32:02 EDT 2000 | Nancy V
Janet, I like Dave's advice. I would send you first to www.smtmag.com They have articles there that give the basics of SMT. Look for the button that says "Step-By-Step SMT." It will give you a touch of what your in for. Then find a good book. I
Electronics Forum | Thu May 11 21:41:08 EDT 2000 | Dave F
Dillard: I don't know about other, similar forums for tweeks, but here's some stuff to start with: Magazines http://www.tmworld.com/ http://www.evaluationengineering.com/ Mailing Lists EMC-PSTC (EMC Forum) emc-pstc@ieee.org HP VEE hpvxd_xc@hpisl
