Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 21 09:58:34 EST 2015 | dyoungquist
We are using Metcal STTC-8xx series tips. One thing that makes a huge difference on tip life is what type of solder you are using. If you are soldering with lead (SnPb) solder the tips will last 3 times longer on average than if you are soldering w
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 09 13:25:50 EST 2016 | aemery
JimPat, I travel to a lot of companies and I regularly hear complaints about pieces of equipment, new and used. The one piece of advice I would give is buy a main brand. Figure out your wants and needs to spec the oven and then buy a Vitronics, Hel
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 10 10:12:35 EST 2016 | vaghelarajeshh
Thanks Mr. Davef, I had tried all possible factors to see good results. BUt I coudln't. 1. Baked Board 2. Board size is small. I used supporting pins so there is less chanches of bowing. 3. I tried to change the profile many times but result is n
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 21 09:02:38 EST 2016 | alexeis
Hi, We have developed solution, called QPlan, that is reading CAD (different formats), merging it with BOM (including check of BOM and compare exceptions), comparing with your history library of Assembleon/Philips, simulating SMT process with automa
Electronics Forum | Mon May 09 12:55:58 EDT 2016 | rgduval
What kind of epoxy do you guys use for repairing PCB pads? We've been using the stuff you can get from CircuitMedic, but, it's rather expensive, and is usually one-time-use (as you don't use a whole lot of it). It's a two-part epoxy, so, once you'v
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 02 08:18:57 EDT 2016 | emeto
You have to define inexpensive. Good machine will be Juki or Samsung that cost less than Siemens, Fuji or Universal.All of them good in a different way and just like everything else, the more expensive it is the better. If these are expensive you sho
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 05 18:24:50 EDT 2016 | padawanlinuxero
Hi have you try to use some type of adhesive like loctite or a solder mask to avoid lifted components, we use both in 2 different products, we use loctite to avoid a hall inserted in a plastic carrier, lift when being solder in the solder wave, the s
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 19 12:36:03 EDT 2016 | jbuckley
My company uses both Juki electric and mechanical feeders. Yes, electric feeders are much more efficient than mechanical as far as pick speed and general feed speed. However, if a reel runs out, it usually takes our operators under a minute to change
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 28 10:42:25 EDT 2016 | mnorthey
We use the Juki electric feeders, I have not seen the mechanical ones. The reel holder is the only problem we have had with these feeders(cheaply built). That said our operators are trained to change a feeder in less than one minute, (originally it w
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 29 07:45:37 EDT 2016 | jbuckley
My company uses primarily mechanical; electric are actually relatively new to us. I do agree that the reel holder is cheaply made, luckily we haven't had one break yet. Because of the longer load time for our operators, we do have feeders prepared fo