Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 22 23:17:22 EDT 2003 | Hoss
Mike, Any chance these parts have been sitting around esposed to your factory's ambient conditions, not in a vacuum sealed bag or dry box? If they haven't, you may have parts with a high moisture content which could cause "potato chipping" you desc
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 09:29:19 EDT 2003 | Graeme
Jan When you fit these new unit drivers check to see if the software level is the same as what is in the remaining unit drivers, as if it is not you will find that there is a steady failure of other exsisting unit drivers.If the software level in the
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 22 12:46:17 EDT 2003 | cyber_wolf
We had two of these machines. I have worked on many different types of equipment, and these machines were by far the most frustrating to work with. The calibration is a pain in the butt and it does not seem to do what it is supposed to. Also, the sof
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 02 02:26:14 EST 2005 | SALAH, S.T.Electronix
This machine is a peace of crap; I work on this, before I went in the business for my self Later-on I got one for almost free. But I refused the offer because the fright charge was in my opinion more what the machine worth, now I had MYDATA TP9-UFP
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 24 08:34:57 EDT 2003 | stefwitt
Even when you run a board several times, the machine may not make the same travel path every time. This in itself does not create a problem, but the vacuum on the nozzles could be different, dependent on the configuration of components on the heads.
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 24 12:30:20 EDT 2003 | cyber_wolf
Can anyone give a good manufacturer of hand held vacuum pick up tools? I have tried most of the common ones out there.(Vampire,Pen Vac,Selecta)They seem to work OK, but they still lose vacuum and drop parts after a couple seconds. We just got in a ne
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 26 14:09:07 EDT 2003 | caldon
Steve- I can not say for the others but...as for Chrys Shea (a very good friend of mine) still is around. If you had not known She was Speedlines global account manager for Motorola and traveled 95% of the time. She now is at Alpha doing well. She al
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 26 14:37:23 EDT 2003 | davef
Steve: Thanks for all your contributions to SMTnet. It just goes to show that geologists aren't as bad as they say. Since we can't pillage your office as you're walking out the door, before you leave, would you send all those design standards that
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 24 16:59:51 EDT 2003 | Ming Diaz
Wish I had read your post sooner. Kester University gave a free seminar at Bethesda, MD 15 Oct. All day, food included, about Lead-Free Assembly. I went, it was worth the two hour drive. Call 800-253-7837 if you want future information. Also th
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 02 12:59:57 EDT 2003 | gregp
It seems as though you got part of your answer, that is, better safe than sorry. Now you need to do it in such a way as not to waste time. Some pnp machines can alert you to a low quantity on the machine so another reel can be obtained and verifie