Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 27 12:13:39 EST 2000 | rabell
Dave, this is a massive question, and if you have any hard data on these issues, it would be wonderful if you could share it. The best I can offer is some indication of our experiences from contacts in the industry. Keep in mind as well, that we ha
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 22 14:57:34 EDT 2000 | Lee
Mike, when you ask if companies afford to place additional environmental constraints on the manufacturing process, perhaps we should ask whether they can afford not to pay attention to environmental issues. I know this sounds a little flippant, but i
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 26 19:59:08 EDT 2001 | davef
They always tell you to calculate ROI, when they want to blow you off. Do a net search using - calculate ROI. Links to three pretty good descriptions on this are: http://www.dmreview.com/editorial/dmreview/print_action.cfm?EdID=2487 http://www.eval
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 05 14:51:08 EST 2000 | Bill Petlock
Casimir, The Q and other lead trimmers work extremely well if properly used. Blade life is directly proportional to to the height of the cut. There are a few factors that are very important in trimming. You are working with a solid carbide blade whi
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 02 12:11:31 EST 2000 | Dave F
Casimir: Resistivity of Solvent Extract (ROSE) testers measure ionic contamination by washing boards with a DI water/IPA solution. (No-clean people: Stop and go on to something else.) The testers are process control instruments used to monitor a
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 10 18:53:04 EDT 1999 | Dreamsniper
| | | | Is there an IPC Standard stating the max. number of times that a PCB can pass through a reflow or wavesolder machine without having solder mask breakdown. | | | | | | | | PCB is FR4 | | | | Solder Mask is LPI | | | | Reflow and W/S Profile =
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 12 05:46:12 EDT 1999 | Brian
| Thank you all for your replies. I guess my age in this industry is showing. This military spec. does not appear to be in existance. So, let me make my request a little more to the point: | | Is anyone aware of a specification specifically refer
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 07 23:48:02 EDT 1999 | JAX
| | | | What is the average pay that a SMT Programmer would get? The machines would be Fuji and Universal. | | | | This is going to open up a can of worms involving phrases relating to monkeys and peanuts. I have come across a spectrum of scales depe
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 24 10:57:18 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| Hi Folks: | | We've been having bridging problems on our fine-pitch QFP's, despite thorough inspection of paste height, volume, and placement accuracies....profiles look good also. | | The bridging is happening after coming out of reflow...one la
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 17:28:54 EDT 1999 | JohnW
| | | Question for you SMT guru's out there. | | | | | | What is the best way to support boards on Fuji's CP6 machine's x-y table...particularly for 2nd side SMT where the support side already has parts... I am toying around with the following meth
