Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 17 16:25:06 EDT 2004 | kmccarten
Rob; To answer your question regarding the availability of moisture controlled dry storage cabinets (Dry cabinets), yes such animals do exist. You can find some additional generic information regarding dry storage cabinets for the electronics envir
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 05 08:18:03 EDT 2004 | vinitverma
Hi Grant, If you're really looking for speed, I'm sure you're looking for another machine for doing the QFPs, BGAs stuff etc. In that even, why not have a look at the long proven Assembleon FCM machine!! It is a totally different concept with UNMATC
Electronics Forum | Mon May 10 09:30:35 EDT 2004 | davef
Q1: What are the basic requirements of thermal profiling? A1: Not sure what you�re looking for here, but when doing a profile, you�re trying to measure the temperature at specific points of the board, as the board moves through the oven. Q2: How we
Electronics Forum | Mon May 17 20:39:49 EDT 2004 | Ken
I disagree about the maintenance issues with tin/copper solder. All high tin content solders are hard on machines (silver or not). More dross? Controlling the back flow, front flow velocity and AVOID constant surface cleaning will reduce your dros
Electronics Forum | Tue May 18 14:23:07 EDT 2004 | tigerlordgm
If your main concern is keeping small hand tools at specific work areas, such as placement machines and screen printers, then you can try a few different things. First, many machines have an access panel that is key controlled. If you place the tool
Electronics Forum | Mon May 24 06:00:23 EDT 2004 | johnwnz
call me picky but doesn't hydrogen combust? maybe soemthing you could do is look at your process and your products and decide if you actually need to run in N2. Yes ok I can hear the crys now but seriously, for the vast majority of things if you have
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 07:26:55 EDT 2004 | johnwnz
Alistair, your paste deposit is controlled by a few things: Stencil thickness Squeegee pressure Squeegee speed Print gap in 99 out of 100 applications for paste printing you would have a print gap of 0 i.e. on contact printing where the PCB is in fu
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 15 15:57:00 EDT 2004 | russ
I have used one in the past and wish I had one now. Is that enough input? We had great success with this machine. The large lower preheat and board supports worked very well for large thin boards. We never experienced any problems with this machi
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 13:47:25 EDT 2004 | Tom B
Good Day! I am looking to purchase a Cyberoptics KS-Flex 18 AOI system, I have a couple of question that if you could answer, I would most appreciative. 1) Model and length of time used. Do they use AOI for all pwbs or just the more complex a
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 06 08:38:25 EDT 2004 | Bob R.
You don't mention the board surface finish, but BGA's on NiAu are prone to brittle fracture in the Sn-Ni intermetallic on the board side of the joint. You may not be able to see it visually, but it would show up in a cross-section. In-circuit test
