Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 08 15:22:54 EST 2006 | rgduval
Anyone have any experience with Displacement Soldering? We just came across a benchtop displacement soldering system, and I'm wondering how effective it might be for me. We're currently looking at a "best" solution for us right now for lead-free
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 16 07:07:17 EST 2007 | tk380514
Answers: The component does take solder, no problem We get a full barrel fill with an empty PCB but only on one of the holes, the other hole has so much copper around it. The flux reached the top of the PCB when I tested the empty PCB. The IPC-A-610
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 02 08:36:14 EST 2007 | CK Flip
Wow, I cut first cut my teeth in the Industrial motor control industry. My 1st company made motor control products like variable speed drives, solid state overload relays, soft starts, etc. and in our shop, we used nothing BUT Dow Corning silicone p
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 19 15:34:20 EDT 2007 | davef
What are you trying to do: * Improve hole fill? * Reduce PTH voiding? Hole fill: Search the fine SMTnet Archives for stuff like: http://www.smtnet.com/forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=36063 PTH voiding: Ideally, there are no voids. We're unawar
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 18 17:07:50 EST 2007 | ajd400
Hello there, Please forgive the wildly-off-topic nature of this post. For a video documentary about radios in the 1920's, I'm looking for stock footage of modern PC board manufacture. (I'm a software engineer but doing this effort as a hobby). Th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 15 21:44:05 EST 2008 | davef
We believe that tip tinners reduce the life of the tip, also. Why do you use such a product? We like using solder paste to clean solder tips. Place expired solder paste in a covered container. Open container and dip the tip. It comes out clean and s
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 10 20:27:50 EST 2008 | jmelson
As long as it doesn't have a thermal pad soldered under the package, it shouldn't be a big problem. Small, pointed iron, stereo zoom microscope if you can find one, or a head-mounted magnifier. Lots of light. Rest the heel of your hand on the boar
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 03 23:24:06 EST 2008 | Mag10
I have a project to evaluate solderability of various metals or plated finish. I'd like to tap in to get some advise. The project is to evaluate solderability of various metals or plated finishes for RF shield application with reflow. Due to the hig
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 13 16:37:48 EDT 2008 | darburch
The only time the customer is going to care about the standards is when it costs them money. Unsophisticated customers will continue the practice of providing little or no useful information, poorly designed boards and ridiculous mods until there is
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 18 14:29:46 EDT 2008 | chrisgriffin
That AP can paste 0201's and has built in 2D. I would keep it. The AP series "forcers and platens" design is a bit fragile, but reliable and tends to last a long time. My biggest complaint is the cheap air hoses to the 3 forcers. After about 8 ye
