Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 27 13:45:35 EDT 2000 | Bill Schreiber
Dear Dreamsniper, A big hidden cost in any cleaning system is the cost of diminished production and rework. I assume you are cleaning the adhesive stencils manually since there is no equipment cost in your formula. Manual cleaning of adhesive sten
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 03 16:56:32 EDT 2000 | JAX
Not sure if I agree with your justification but I might need to read it a few more times to figure it out. I agree that aquiring a dispensing machine is is a good purchase. Maybe you should let him in on the material savings. How many adhesive stenci
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 15:48:32 EDT 2000 | Dave Hulbert
I'm a bit confused about reading IPC-275 (I know I should have IPC-2221/2222) but I'm sure they are similar. Anyway, I am doing a: Military, less than 100V, non-conformal coated PCB, External Etch Sec 5.3.1.4 Edge Spacing.. (Pg 61) says use Tabl
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 27 05:15:49 EDT 2000 | Wolfgang Busko
Donna: Independent from your machine capabilities, for I don�t know a Contact 3SX, one thing that I encountered is that it�s often a nozzle related problem when trying to pick a smaller part like in your case. Although a nozzle was specified for a ce
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 28 15:57:49 EDT 2000 | Chris
Donna, Please email me at nolefthere@yahoo.com and I will give you my work #. I would like to talk to you on this subject. I have been placing 0402s with a Contact 3AV machine since Nov 96. I have too many suggestions and comments to tell you her
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 25 17:42:40 EDT 2000 | Steve Thomas
Back in October a post went up re: the fact that a solder manufacturer quit recycling paste, and the responses then weren't encouraging, so I'm gonna stir it up again. I haven't figured out what we're going to do with ours yet and it's piling up. N
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 26 09:42:38 EDT 2000 | Chris May
I have to agree with Wolfgang & Jacko. Two months ago, I decide to run a lead free paste trial. The paste was supplied by company "X", and they stayed on site to witness evaluation. I trialled the paste using EXACTLY THE SAME equipment, stencil and
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 30 23:57:11 EDT 2000 | DL
I have to agree with Geo. I've a number of years exp. with Quad Machines and currently waiting for the Installation of the APS-1H so I can be trained. However, the quad techs take no prisoners when it comes to chasing down bugs. The Meridian is Quads
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 22 05:33:59 EDT 2000 | Wolfgang Busko
That "C - it doesn�t matter" choice sounds good because it doesn�t give you a headache when profiling but it gives me a headache when I read the article in the current "newsletter" about profiling where I found this: "If soldering to gold over nick
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 21 05:46:34 EDT 2000 | Wolfgang Busko
Once you know what your print should look like, means you have found the right apertures, stencil thickness, stencil finish and the right printer adjustments and alignments, the main things to watch for or better to control when printing is in progre