Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 23 10:38:50 EDT 1999 | Dan Lambert
| Is any one else out there running a Contact3AV machine in a small batch size (4 offs to 20 offs)environment ? | | Obviously you cannot expect a high utilisation figure running small batches, setup etc; but has anyone achieved an optimum ? | | I h
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 16 05:01:37 EDT 1999 | Charles Stringer
| Anybody using trolleys with the pick-n-place machines and do you splice to the empty reels? Does it work ? | Yes we run Siemens Siplace with wheel in trolleys and splice tool. +ve Quick change over of a large number of components typically less t
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 06 12:45:28 EDT 1999 | JohnW
| I've heard that use of VOC free flux with wavesolder fixtures can be challenging due to entrapment of water in the fixture. | | Is anyone out there successfully running VOC free with wave fixtures & did you experience problems? If so, how did you
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 06 13:02:41 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| | I've heard that use of VOC free flux with wavesolder fixtures can be challenging due to entrapment of water in the fixture. | | | | Is anyone out there successfully running VOC free with wave fixtures & did you experience problems? If so, how d
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 08 23:17:47 EDT 1999 | Scott Cook
| I am interested in seeing how some of you quote smt work. Currently we quote off a bom without component packages known then look in data books to find out what type of component they are. This job will be mine soon but i really believe there is a
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 01 16:42:48 EDT 1999 | Scott S. Snider
| After lots of years with Panasert machines, I am starting to need to learn again. | 1. For the AP-20 can you retrofit 3D vision? Would you bother? | 2. Also for the AP, can you use 20x20 DEK screens with an adapter? | | Thanks to all you MPM expe
Electronics Forum | Tue May 18 17:07:57 EDT 1999 | Chrys Shea
Today I submitted a nomination for Cunli Jia for the SMTA Founder's Award. I would like to encourage other SMTA members to do the same. Now I know we're a bunch of engineers and not writers, but it will only take a few minutes to send a letter off
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 21 14:29:58 EDT 1999 | joe devaney
| Does anyone have any experience with soldering 50mil pitch BGA's that have a via in the pad, the size is .012 The via will be masked off on the bottom side of the board. Need to know what precautions or problems if any I might encounter. The proces
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 25 13:08:45 EST 1999 | Dave F
I have not been good at this and I assume others have not either, so I figure I'll mouth-off about it, even though I'm probably the only jerk on SMTnet that doesn't visit SMTnet Banner Advertisers. I believe that we need to visit SMTnet Banner Adve
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 20 09:04:39 EST 1999 | Stefan Witte
| Here is my question. We have several fuji CP's in our shop, every once in a while the first couple of parts placed are off the pads. When we move the parts further down in the sequence they are fine. What is going on? Has anyone had this problem an
