Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 19 12:00:07 EDT 2003 | modeltech
I am completely new to SMT design and for my next project I plan to use SMT for the first time. Since production volumes of the PCB's will be low, hand soldering is definitely an option, and will be necessary for my prototype PCB assembly. My proble
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 11:17:34 EDT 2004 | gregoryyork
Hi Solderdoctor! Days been great especially as it's nearly over. Don't see many of those machines over here anymore due to healthy competition from local supplier. Only been in industry myself nineteen years so spring chicken I suppose. Mind you sold
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 17 13:12:57 EDT 2003 | Jipp
We designed small PCBs (typically 2"x5")for our some of our products for quite some time now. We did not use PCB extensively and just hand-produced everything but... We now use them more and more and they got more sophisticated. we're heading for 20
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 16 06:38:37 EST 2004 | Chris Lampron
Hi Carl, We have several Mirtec MV2BTLs. We had done an extensive evaluation on tabletop systems only, as we did not have the available real estate to add an inline. We are using the system to verify value (when visible) orientation, presence/absent
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 14 10:07:38 EST 2004 | Patrick
More on QFP soldering issue as per Paul f original e-mail. 1. Problems occured on different PCB's, on different lines using different equipment 2. Flux residue is common in the dimple on the solder. 3. The fault occurred using both "Kester 265" & "Al
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 09 14:31:38 EST 2004 | Brent
There is standard pick and place equipment such as the Assembl�on (formerly Philips EMT) ACM Micro and AQ-1 that can easily handle your snap-fit through-hole BNC connectors, in addition to other surface mount components and through-hole odd form part
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 16:10:09 EST 2004 | blnorman
Another equipment manufacturer is Smart Sonic. Most equipment manufacturers have their own chemistries, but they are also willing to use other cleaners. What we have done is to send boards that need to be cleaned to the equipment manufacturer. W
Electronics Forum | Thu May 27 16:07:01 EDT 2004 | Daan Terstegge
Hi All, Until a few years ago one of the most active contributors to SMTnet and the forum was a gentleman named Earl Moon alias Moonman, and I'm sure this rings a bell for many of you. Earl has now bundled his extensive knowledge about electronics m
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 04 10:00:19 EST 2005 | Carmichael
No mystery there... The balls are reflowed by conduction of heat from the package itself and the backside preheater just as in any other rework machine. The laser is just another method of precisely heating the entire package. The advantage is overa
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 21 03:35:38 EST 2005 | abhirami
Thanks Grant and Dave. I have done extensive work on this and found some of the solder balls and solder flux does match my requirements. We have done many tests and have a good responses for both ceramic and plastic substrates. All is fine as long a
