Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 09 09:44:22 EST 2015 | davef
Purpose. This describes setting-up a wave soldering system set-up for a new assembly design or checking a wave solder machine operation with a test board. Applicability. To be used for new design printed circuit assembles and during machine accept
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 08 15:27:25 EST 2015 | davef
Thinner: Flux thinner, NOT paint thinner We kept a spare stone in thinner in inventory. We cut PVC pipe to size, cap in one end, screw thread on the other, stone inside, filled with flux thinner and covered with a screw cap. I don't remember who we
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 07 15:37:32 EDT 2001 | Claude_Couture
Kerryn, It's the first time I hear someone who needs an automated inspection machine to check the cleanliness of stencils. Why not improve on the cleaning method itself. I use ultrasonic batch cleaner. It takes 3 minutes to clean a stencil, 2 minutes
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 27 05:26:14 EDT 1999 | Charles Stringer
| | Hey MoonMan, | | | | Did I catch in one of your fabulous threads that you're using Tetra stencils? I'm anxious to find out how you're liking them. | | | | We we're all set up to go to Tetras, then mgt decided to close down our factory - Dooop!
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 27 09:26:43 EDT 1999 | Chrys Shea
| | | Hey MoonMan, | | | | | | Did I catch in one of your fabulous threads that you're using Tetra stencils? I'm anxious to find out how you're liking them. | | | | | | We we're all set up to go to Tetras, then mgt decided to close down our factor
Electronics Forum | Fri May 15 10:12:21 EDT 2015 | capse
I'm the Rep for Vitronics Soltec and ASYS EKRA in the southeastern US. I suggest you take a look at Vitronics ovens. The AutoSet feature makes new profile development as easy as possible without buying a third party accessory, The new EKRA user inter
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 15 00:27:39 EST 2011 | jeffr
First clean and de-bur the hole in the nozzle, then try it again. If the Head does not pick up at the feeder, then moves to the dump position...it means that the Vacuum Sensor Board has detected that the nozzle vacuum is above the LOW threshold setti
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 03 10:57:27 EDT 2012 | davef
EricR: Regarding "*** By the way, since we have used the Tin-Silver-Copper lead free solder there has been a strange liquid type chemical leek from the oven exhausted pipes." ... I don't know anything about your process, but the first thing I'd inve
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 30 12:08:09 EDT 2005 | slthomas
The answer for us at my previous employer was water soluble flux. Wash the board, no residue. If you're not set up to wash (needing a washer, DI water source, waste treatment, ventilation, etc.) it can be expensive and space consuming. Do some resea
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 25 15:24:58 EST 2010 | jdumont
We use the OM-5100 and wash it with relatively good results. Just dont let it sit longer than a few days before wash. We've used Zestron AC200 and A-250 in a batch cleaner set to 140 wash temp for 8-10 min @ the recommended concentrations. We have h
