Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 16 22:12:41 EDT 2007 | davef
There is limited benefit to silk screen legends. They cost ~$45 a side per batch. There is benefit to some board users in having reference designator and orientation markings as an aid in test and repair actions. There is no reason these markings
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 10:15:54 EDT 2007 | jdengler
Good documentation would allow you to make the product without silkscreen. Our operators are trained to use our documentation and not the silkscreen. Silkscreen can be hard to use on many boards and could actually lead to mistakes. Silkscreen is m
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 20 10:03:48 EDT 2007 | slthomas
Wow. Never have, never would, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be done. Mostly it just seems impossible to design a carrier clip that could hold both well...more likely it would hold one well and the other poorly, or both poorly. Anyway, is there
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 20 12:28:41 EDT 2007 | slthomas
Is there any way to generate a printable (ASCII text)component info file? We don't have LAN capability on this machine, nor do we use PPS, and I can not for the life of me figure out how to print something to help the operator set it up. Worst case i
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 20 13:45:12 EDT 2007 | brulal1
We are low volume high mix, when we program the pick and place equipment we like to program and optimize several different PCB on the same set-up. We used to work with Panapro form Panasonic. I have and MSR, MPA 3F and Universal Advantis AX-72. Looki
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 22 11:58:11 EDT 2007 | ev
Thanks for all responses really good feedback. I have placed a number of extra supports underneath each pcb in the panel and by checking each print diligently we seem to be able to keep running. Not feaseable at the moment to check out leaded paste o
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 23 11:24:16 EDT 2007 | hussman
Welcome to Chine. Your best bet is to specify the type of mask you want and the type of finish you need. If not, they run what ever they have available. You may want to contact you board vendor and find out what they can offer. That's what we had
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 24 11:03:15 EDT 2007 | hussman
I agree with Joris. But to add to his comment, the type of finish also has a direct affect to your wave solder process. Going from a gloss finish to a matte finish may help a lot. As for humidity affecting your wave - I doubt it. I use a water
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 24 12:20:41 EDT 2007 | petep
I have an MSL3 part (a relay) supplied in tape and reel. From what I am able to determine, these parts require baking at 257 degrees F for a minimum of 8 hours once the integrity of the seal is broken for over 168 hours. How are parts baked at th
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 24 13:46:35 EDT 2007 | consultacionbc
I'm currently looking for a tool to be able to convert TH components to SMT. Looking at each datasheet is to time consuming, we will be needing to convert TH to SMT for a customer. Their bards have approx. 3000 parts TH. We've got the Arrow to find
