Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 12 19:47:33 EST 2007 | sin4d
Hi, Thanks. Waitng for your reponse. BTW, if I were to perform a test as below will this give me some result to indicate if the component is defective. 1) Print solder paste on plain PCB without copper track. 2) Mount the QFP & reflow 3) If the sol
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 13 11:56:22 EST 2007 | slthomas
"Better" means different things to different users. When we decided to upgrade I thought about a TP9 too but frankly it couldn't do much more than the Quads we already had. It just did it with a bigger footprint. We got a Topaz because we needed hi
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 19 11:40:44 EST 2007 | wayne123
I have very accurately placed 0402's and 0603's with a topaz, I am very happy with the Topaz, and people that aren't happy with them simply do not know how to use them properly. These machines are capable of alot, I am sure you can find something bet
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 19 16:10:50 EST 2007 | slthomas
Whatever you decide to do, make sure the machine you get meets your requirements for capability as well as cost. We've now got three machines referenced, all with vastly different capabilities, some of which you may have to sacrifice to get the oth
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 13 02:47:47 EST 2007 | d0min0
from supplier of pcb I get .ger files, but in Dek OLE I need .gbx files to have a pcb picture as a help - Is it possible to covert one to another to use it properly in OLE??? (with CAD or CircuitCam or other???) or maybe I need .gbx files directly? I
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 14 03:21:51 EST 2007 | d0min0
I started to look for the converter after couple of tries on renamed files, but when I read here that it should be 'the same' I renamed two files and it works now - what a heck??? thanx anyway looks like it's solved for me now :) I was almost ready t
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 12 15:20:59 EST 2007 | russ
WE discontinued using the thinners about 13 years ago, we have not used RMA flux however. The "thinnners" supposedly have some solids content in them to keep A balance but I say B.S. and just use alcohol, we have never experienced any issues whatsoe
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 12 16:55:39 EST 2007 | sueph
A supervisor here is concerned that if we quit using thinner to use alcohol and subsequently had soderability problems on a assembly, the customer could come back and say that it was due to the switch. I visited with someone in tech support at Kester
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 13 12:25:12 EST 2007 | gradloff
I have a thick board with ground planes that will be soldered by hand with a mildly active solder/flux. X-ray confirmed that solder was added to the top of the joint causing a void between the bottom and top solder joint. Other than the mildly acti
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 14 20:06:20 EST 2007 | petep
I would like a nicely packaged set of assembly tools (green handles and pouch) for use with RoHS assemblies. I have Green mats, dedicated irons, but would like clearly identifiable tools to better segregate the process. Can any of you provide a Man
