Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 01 18:50:02 EDT 2014 | hegemon
There are no BGA rework stations in that price range that I would consider for purchase. (or did you miss a zero in your cost estimate?) In order to have placement, and sufficient heating for proper BGA rework (top and bottomside)you're going to hav
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 13 17:47:00 EST 2014 | warwolf
could always use a potato? http://www.smtnet.com/Forums/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_thread&CFApp=1&Thread_ID=9994&#Message56920 But seriously.. best idea is to stay away from any metal as the tin will likely dissolve and contaminate your solder pot.
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 19 15:48:48 EST 2014 | gregp
Thank You Adam...this is the type of input I am looking for. To summarize, you are an OEM that has gone through the process to remove most through hole parts from your assemblies. Those that remain are primarily connectors which may not require lea
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 19 18:51:22 EST 2014 | warwolf
your summary is pretty accurate! yeah our justification on the automatic system is long in the pipeline. we would need significant volume even then we could just bump the staff numbers. I can see how you are having troubles with the legacy requirem
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 18 13:07:50 EST 2014 | kevinb
I have worked with Epoxy Technology in the past with silver epoxy. Just to fill you in on what I have been doing with this project in the past. I was using a silver epoxy for my 0201s. I then over molded with an epoxy with a dam and fill. Then th
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 01 04:54:28 EDT 2015 | jvercamm
hi, the last post on pad cratering dates from 2012. We have (likely similar) problems with a RoHS 783 solder ball BGA size 29x29mm^2 (organic package BT), pitch is 1mm and solder ball diam is 0.5mm the field failure is after 12 months, almost exclu
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 15 12:27:59 EDT 2015 | sumote
The key to longevity in any automated soldering machine is in the preventative maintenance. If the machine has had regular maintenance preformed on it, your job will be that much easier. The 1st thing I would do is to either throw out the solder t
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 16 18:06:14 EDT 2015 | pmcg
Problem with cleaning these machines is once you start it's easy to get carried away. ;) We cleaned our SPA-400F a few months ago, had been offline for a while as we were using our SPA-250. It started as just a clean and to replace all the flux pip
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 12 03:09:06 EDT 2015 | akon63
Problem with cleaning these machines is once you > start it's easy to get carried away. ;) > > We > cleaned our SPA-400F a few months ago, had been > offline for a while as we were using our > SPA-250. > > It started as just a clean and to > r
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 01 19:31:03 EDT 2016 | marcelll
Strange problem with a Versaflo selective wave Very long for the pot to reach is set temperature ( 5 h ) At 180 C, the pump doesn’t seem to start like it should be So very long to heat the bottom of the pot Finally, the bottom element is turning on
