Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 16 19:56:38 EDT 2001 | davef
Awww, blank those fine tech support people at MPM. We know more than they do. Having said that, duh, umm er, please clarify the problem. * Are you concerned about paste squirting through the holes of the side 2 portion of the stencil when you are
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 17 06:40:27 EDT 2001 | nifhail
Thanx Dave/Hussman.. We normally store our solder paste in the refrigerator at 0-10 Deg C as per what the supplier recommanded. Our floor temperature is controlled at 22 +/- 5 Deg C and Humidity is at 55 +/- 5%. Recently we have customer asking fo
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 30 21:57:02 EDT 2001 | davef
We don't use fussy things like that to remove mouse-bite tabs when they are not designed to be removed. Just cut away the majority of the waste using sheet metal shears. Then burr the remainder and the rough parts with a Sears wood router [bought a
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 31 10:26:20 EDT 2001 | jacob
I recently purchased some magnifiers without doing much research at all and now I realize I should have come here first. The units we bought have a round lens and people are complaining that they can see in the middle of the ring but their vision get
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 12 21:16:23 EDT 2001 | raton
The quip; All you can get! By the way, worthy answers above, especially Dave F getting a little tied up is good to see, he's always on the money otherwise. But seriously, watch for damage to other components. Example; thru hole's such as radial c
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 10 13:44:43 EDT 2001 | Hussman
Hello All! I've been asked to change a current design using a shield. Currently we build it by using silver epoxy adhesive to make electrical connection. Just wondering if anyone out there has a experience with using surface mount clips that hold
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 10 09:38:32 EDT 2001 | brownsj
I'm trying to design a costing matrix for raw cards so our designers can estimate the costs of their raw card designs, this will hopefully slow down their lust for technology and get them considering project budget costs. Does anyone know of where I
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 10 19:02:38 EDT 2001 | mparker
Why not quantify the amount of time spent taping apertures every time you want to use the stencil vs. the cost of a new stencil (about $300, usually)? Look for problems that are created by the blocked aperture method - is there rework down the line t
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 13 16:30:10 EDT 2001 | kenbliss
Another place to get a lot of info on the handling process of SMT is at http://www.blissindustries.com and click on Bliss University. We have created this section of our site for people to learn new ideas and methods of the handling process of a car
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 16 09:08:34 EDT 2001 | davef
Adding to Mike's comments. There are two types of selective wave soldering machines. * Chimney type, like the AirVac and Wenesco that Mike used. They use a boot to funnel the solder to the component to be soldered. * Programmable head type [ie, ERS
