Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 16 03:11:35 EST 2018 | robl
Hi Ameen, Have you tried talking to your local stencil fabricator? they tend to have rule sets built up over years of experience. We are very lucky in the UK to have excellent, very knowledgeable suppliers. Also, stencil design rules are built in
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 20 07:11:39 EDT 2018 | rob
Just depends on who is local to you support wise then, as at your end of the market you want a good machine with cheap training & support Something like: DEK248 or 260 for printing $2K Philips Topaz or Mydata MY9 $5-10K (Mydata's are really easy to
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 02 10:32:46 EDT 2018 | dleeper
Any half meter conveyor should work for you. Any SMT equipment broker should be able to help you fine one too. Shouldn't cost more than a few thousand dollars (US) tops. Check with the seller of the package you are considering, I'd be surprised if h
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 02 09:33:31 EDT 2018 | spoiltforchoice
Yourself , well you can test whatever attributes the devices should have to see if they align with the specification. You can inspect the packaging and markings to see that they match those of the manufacturer. You can also check if the parts have va
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 01 15:18:01 EDT 2018 | SMTA-Shafiq
Hello All, I'm looking at performing a cost analysis to calculate cost per placement at SMT. I've read articles and many suggest simplifying it to labour cost (hourly rate x # of operators) / # of placements per hour. Other angle to this is evalua
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 02 19:34:19 EDT 2018 | sarason
I am assuming that your application is Automotive. The logic here is that the product has got to at least run for 8 years or more. The prebake removes any moisture that may creep into the product during the wait time. A little moisture combined with
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 04 01:26:51 EST 2018 | nomi1114
Dear All, Hope everyone is fine. here i would like to ask that i am interested for mixed signal simulation in Altium Designer, but i don't have modulation files, can any one help me in this regard for finding the said file. i need for following IC p
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 06 08:21:00 EST 2019 | SMTA-Bob
Over the years we have featured Defect of the Month videos on the UK smart-e-link forum. As members of SMTA Europe will be joining the forum in the coming months here is one of the defect videos created to show the solution to common problems Solder
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 13 10:39:36 EST 2019 | spitkis2
The QFN will add an insignificant amount of thermal mass since its all in the housing. You just need to make sure the package does not exceed the recommended peak and duration so as not to damage the die internally. Usually the limit is around 250-
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 23 15:36:27 EDT 2019 | davef
Josh, are you setting someone up with these questions? Answers to your questions related to the subject line follow: Q1. Does the Epoxy Solder Mask Layer of a PCB protect against moisture absorption? Is this a primary function of the solder mask?
