Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 11 09:59:19 EDT 2003 | jgregory
Hello all, We have came into this problem that I wanted to get everyone's input on from the SMTNET. We have roughly four pieces of equipment from a major manufacturer that we purchased from various brokers. We have two reflow ovens, one wave solder,
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 11 16:45:09 EDT 2003 | jgregory
I do not agree. We were even told that if we do not pay, and we need to order parts, that there is no guarantee of receiving the right part number (since we didn't/couldn't use phone support for correct part numbers) and if the wrong part was receive
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 11:34:15 EDT 2003 | caldon
Amen Jason- I have been fortunate and worked on both the Customer and OEM side. Regardless of who, what, why, when for the machines A customer is a customer is a customer and all should be treated on an equal level (unless that customer becomes a li
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 13 22:04:47 EDT 2003 | iman
I would say, if one guy buys used machine from a "dealer", the dealer ought to cover the registration fee up-front for the buyer as part of a complete package, UNLESS the buyer himself/herself asked for a discount that purposefully omitted the requi
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 11:12:08 EDT 2003 | babe
The last statement saying that seeing down the bga component with these systems is useless, is an incorrect statement. First with x-ray you do not see flux residue and or flux migration, second with x-ray you do not see a cold solder joint. Visual i
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 25 10:29:32 EDT 2003 | caldon
Hey Mike- We ran into the same thing when we purchased a Large CanadianManufacturers repair business. We were creative and first used an ESD bag cut open (Simulate the paper idea) then we used a 3M parts bin and would tip it on its corner to funnel t
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 28 22:52:34 EDT 2003 | ramanandkini
We have an Electromechanical assembly (clock) that has a step motor on the board. This electromechanical assembly is assembled in a screw less plastic moulded casing. The plastic casing is neither air tight nor water proof. The board is with SMOBC+ H
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 04 21:09:04 EDT 2003 | ramanandkini
I have a CEM-1 PCB board with 35 microns copper. This is PCB is finished with SMOBC+HALS. We do solder SMT LEDs, but till date we do not have problems that you have listed. The LEDs are good & bright. It even passed high & low temp cycle tests (-40 t
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 21 20:42:12 EDT 2003 | iman
Don, thanks for the thoughtful insight, can I run some thinking points for your further assistance? 1) ours is a Au over Ni PCB bareboard. Do you think excessive Au thickness is any way a influence for poor solder formation? I did notice the PCB ba
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 18 10:46:43 EDT 2003 | davef
If you are saying that you have discolored white tin at in-bound inspection, you have bad boards. The boards are fabricated incorrectly. Your fabricator is deficient. That is the GREAT thing about imm coatings. You can look at them and determine
