Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 05 15:29:50 EST 2007 | ck_the_flip
When no-clean flux and no-clean soldering first came out in the late 80's / early 90's, there were lots of White Papers written about conformal coating adhesion and no-clean flux. I'm pretty sure all CC's will adhere to today's chemistries. To be o
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 16 23:47:57 EDT 2007 | Machine Designer
http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift Sorry to change the subject, but you might find this interesting as it does affect all manner of economics and the ability to compete in the new global marketplace. Engineers like me who have kids to put through
Electronics Forum | Wed May 02 11:51:40 EDT 2007 | flipit
Check with Universal on service. The GSM is a solid machine. Very well built. The older machines will run under IBM OS2 OS. Nothing wrong with this OS. There have been some vision system upgrades also. The older GSM might have the AIS3500 or ne
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 22 11:18:23 EDT 2007 | agillman
I realize I am jumping in late but here is some REAL information. Waste water is controlled by EACH POTW (waste facility). It is NOT centralized as in EPA. The POTW's are primarily concerned with what might damage their pipes. First among their conce
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 06 12:11:34 EDT 2007 | james
We are starting to see issues with using Kester WS R562 with lead free components. The joints look grainy on almost all of the 0402'2 and other small components. Some of the solder does not solder to the terminations. These are hybrid boards which
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 23 22:14:36 EDT 2007 | fastek
Sorry guy.........just trying to state the obvious is all. Not an accountant....just an old equipment guy around since the days when thru-hole equipment ruled the earth. But until you get some proper training, no amount of staying late and working
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 16 17:59:09 EDT 2007 | slthomas
Well, she's been puttin' on a little weight lately, so I thought I was doing her a favor. Actually it really was a safety issue somewhat due to our own ignorance of the AC power requirements of the belt and vibe feeders. New machine to us, and a fe
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 09 23:28:08 EDT 2007 | grantp
Hi, We are looking for a supplier for bed of nails test jigs. We have a supplier we currently use, however they are always weeks late, so we really need someone else. Does anyone know of good suppliers? Also, does anyone know if you can get test j
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 26 15:45:17 EST 2007 | ck_the_flip
Amen to that!! Too many people lately trying to "get out" of rolling their GD sleeves, attaching thermocouples to the board (using their own preferred method), and running the board and profiler through the oven. I'm sick of questions like "duh, pb
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 19 15:59:40 EDT 2008 | rmitchell
Hi, I am having some problems with my CP6 placement changing in the Y axis. I had to move all parts by +.12mm this morning. Then after 20 boards the placement shifted too high by about .12 mm The IP stayed the same with the same pcb's and fid coo
