Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 10 21:15:39 EST 2005 | davef
Years ago, there was discussion of making a "IPC-A-640" to define requirements for assemblies comprised of more than a circuit board assembly. We don't know what happened after that. As an alternative consider: Telcordia GR-78 - Generic Requiremen
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 11 04:40:18 EST 2005 | pavel_murtishev
Good day, First of all used solder paste should be placed in special container. It should be kept separately from �fresh� solder paste from the same jar. Limit paste usage period after opening the jar according to manufacturer�s specification. When
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 11 10:32:12 EST 2005 | davef
Rob: After SAB purchased Pilsner Urquell, they changed from using hops to a extract of hops in their process. They changed the foil on the neck of the bottle from silver to gold at the same time. The result was PU went from THE UNDISPUTED BEST bee
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 11 06:58:03 EST 2005 | bk
A little more information on your current wavesoldering process would be helpful in helping you. Information like what kind of flux your are using,how you are applying the flux,what preheat temps you are using,and your conveyor speed. Without knowing
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 11 08:30:12 EST 2005 | GS
HI all, which is the last "though" about the max Pb % allowed/acceptable into a Pb Free Alloy ? For istance inside : - HASL Process Solder Pot Alloy - Wave Solder Pot Alloy ( 400Kg mass average) - Static Wave Solder Pot Alloy - Etc IPC-J-
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 13 21:23:03 EST 2005 | jaciesla
Hello, I am looking to change from hand soldering to a dip soldering method. The board is double sided (only one side has components though) and has all through hole components currently. I would just like to know if dip soldering would be the best c
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 14 08:57:14 EST 2005 | James
Hello, I am looking at a manual solder bath that the operator will dip the boards into. We looked at the cost of a wave machine but it is not in the budget for this year so we would like to go with the static bath method. I was hoping someone would b
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 15 10:19:27 EST 2005 | James
Can I dip the populated board in flux and achieve good results? Also how easy is it to clean the flux off the board afterwards if it is waterbased? Do you simply brush the board with a damp brush or spray some remover on the board? I also have this q
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 16 18:25:11 EST 2005 | Mike F
Check out the Unit Design web site and look at their drag soldering machines. You do not want to try to do any of this manually. How consistent are your operators when working above a 500 F solder pot? I strongly recommend you buy one of the books
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 15 04:57:37 EST 2005 | Rob
Hi Carsten, The MS128 was a good machine 10 years ago. Now it is more like a Trabant. Once you have decided on your requirements (& Base has given you a good basis to start from) start looking at your whole process too - does your oven & printer f