Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 09 14:01:24 EDT 1998 | Bob Barr
Charles, I am using an Air-Vac PCBRM12 to selectively solder a 96 pin thru-hole connector onto an otherwise all SMT board. Cost is $8.6K plus about $300 per flow well (nozzle.) Went from a 6 minute cycle to hand solder the connector to 15 seconds o
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 02 16:11:46 EDT 1998 | Benji
Hi Dave, In the first level packaging, people who work on the assembly floor must not wear make-up. In the old days when the requirements were not as strict as what it is these days, one good protection was to wear finger cots or surgical gloves. H
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 26 19:16:54 EDT 1998 | Graham Naisbitt
Ajit, How clean is clean? Are you running fine-line, fine-pitch; COB, BGA, Flip-Chip; making high rel circuits and putting them into a hostile environment? Well, as I have just posted to an earlier similar question on the SMTNet, there is no such thi
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 28 11:30:14 EDT 1998 | Bob Barr
No, $60K is for the DRS-24 which has replaced the DRS-22. The 24 adds more bells and whistles, like motorized Z axis. I think they are pricing themselves out of the market, although I understand they are offering a stripped down 24 which is essenti
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 18 18:26:58 EDT 1998 | Dave F
Say, you company wants you to set-up a new assembly line. You get: 1 $2 million for any equipment that you want to purchase and no idiot bosses second guessing your choices 2 New building with good parking and enviromental and ESD controls 3 Crack(e
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 20 17:56:42 EDT 1998 | Wayne Bracy
| Say, you company wants you to set-up a new assembly line. You get: | 1 $2 million for any equipment that you want to purchase and no idiot bosses second guessing your choices | 2 New building with good parking and enviromental and ESD controls | 3
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 02 07:16:20 EDT 1998 | Earl Moon
| | | We�ve been thinking again and need your help in sorting through an issue related to deionized (DI) water cleaning of assembled boards. | | | THE BACKGROUND: The water reclaiming systems goes: gross filter, fine filter, carbon bed, mixed resin
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 25 08:45:22 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| I am studing the possibility of a line with one Siemens SIPLACE 80 F and a PANASONIC machine (cam be a MSH-G3 or MVIIF (m) or MSHII (m)). | I have several reasons to do this, but i would like to know more details about operating this kind of line.
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 10 13:36:33 EDT 1998 | Mike Moninger
| | I am trying to get an idea of what system seems to work best for solder paste inspection. I am looking for basic table top models with he capabilites of height and width measurements. Can anyone give me suggestions, pricing and why you prefer
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 07 10:14:43 EDT 1998 | RWW
| I'm currently running a double sided paste smt board loaded with 0603's, on the secondary side. Many of the 0603 devices tombstone during reflow if the parts are not perfectly centered on the pads. Is this caused by the .008 foil thickness? Has any
