Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 18 15:15:10 EDT 2007 | jdengler
Jeff, You assume too much. Not all VCD's had clinch in sensors. Darron did not tell us what vintage this machine is so what habsfan said could be the problem. We need more information to help. Does the machine stop when it doesn't cut the lead? D
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 27 17:25:33 EDT 2007 | chef
The short answer is immediately after reflow the problem occurs. To be more exact, what you are describing is not "rust". Rust occurs in iron. The oxidation that occurs in Tin-Lead has been sometimes called "white rust". Either way, oxidation occur
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 12 14:13:30 EDT 2007 | stepheniii
If I need a lawyer I'll look you up. To get into that kind of detail you will have to look at the legislation itself in question. And I"m sure if there were any such loophole it would be plugged by now. But we had a customer that found something l
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 20 11:01:05 EST 2007 | dstevenson
Is anyone using a laser to selectively solder components to a board? I'm just starting to research selective soldering methods for the company i work for as we're looking to replace our current hand soldering processes for lead- and lead free- produ
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 04 08:34:07 EST 2007 | davef
We no advice to give you on the topic, but maybe while you're waiting for others to reply, reading a trade journal article on the topic might help. Below is a link to "Pin-in-hole reflow (PIHR) and lead-free solder joints" by David Bernard, Bob Willi
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 06 22:36:08 EST 2008 | mac88
My recommendation is that you send all your question to Mumtaz Y. Bora, Sr. Staff Component Engineer from Kyocera Wireless (mbora@kyocera-wireless.com). She is also a member of the committee that is writing the new specifications for Moisture Sensit
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 09:31:53 EST 2008 | flipit
I solder LEDs everyday from 0402 sizes on up. I work for an optical company so every product I make has LEDs. Some products have hundreds of LEDs per circuit. The problem is that clear materials are not filled materials and thus don't have the adv
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 15 07:52:27 EST 2008 | lococost
Dear SMTnetters, I've been told to have a look at finding a machine that could mill the leads of all PTH components to a certain height on an assembeled and soldered PCB. PCBs should be inserted in one side of the machine and come out milled on the
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 18 03:40:04 EST 2008 | akareti
Hi everybody, I found a defect varistor 0603 Tombstone and poor welting when we use component that terminal is Silver palladium (Ag/ Pd) with Leaded solder paste (63/37). Then we change alternative component that terminal is Ni/ Sn the result not fou
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 18 17:18:54 EST 2008 | slootj
Has anyone experienced problems with using Titanium pallets when they get hot? I have a product that solders with no defects when the Ti is first used or warm but then have leads that are not soldered when the pallet is hot. By hot I mean it has been
