Electronics Forum | Thu May 28 09:30:42 EDT 1998 | Chrys
| I have a component that is glue cured on the bottom of a pcb. The component is a 1206 size jumper. It is made up of iron/nickel alloy. The problem I am having is that the part will fall off the board during wave solder. Is the component not abl
Electronics Forum | Fri May 22 10:43:23 EDT 1998 | Mike Konrad
You're right Earl� Drag soldering is a dead issue as far as new technology is concerned. They do, however, work for most through-hole boards� but so do wave machines. There are only two manufacturers left that still produce drag soldering machine
Electronics Forum | Tue May 19 08:48:05 EDT 1998 | Aric Parr
| | I am running boards with gold fingers on a pallet for | | masking purposes. The pallets worked fine for a while | | but know the gold fingers are getting solder on them. We | | have tried everythin: new pallets, cleaning the pallet | | and boa
Electronics Forum | Tue May 05 13:29:08 EDT 1998 | Chrys
| Does anyone have info on the rotary chip wave(compare/contrast to z wave.....)? John, In my humble opinion, rotary chip waves are the best thing since forced convection. Great coverage; never clog. And here's a really cool perk: the rotary chip w
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 30 07:41:06 EST 1998 | Earl Moon
| Hi, | We have encountered de-wetting issues with gold plated components( SMT LEDs ). | The problem comes and go and we yet to locate the root cause ( process, component or solder paste etc ). | The rest of the components on the boards are not havi
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 15 13:13:17 EDT 2001 | MikeF
Adding to Dave's comments, suppliers of selective soldering machines include Air Vac and Wenesco. I've used both, to solder and de-solder larger thru hole parts, such as connectors and large IC's. They are best suited to lower volume applications, an
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 15 13:13:43 EDT 2001 | MikeF
Adding to Dave's comments, suppliers of selective soldering machines include Air Vac and Wenesco. I've used both, to solder and de-solder larger thru hole parts, such as connectors and large IC's. They are best suited to lower volume applications, an
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 07 17:11:14 EST 2001 | davef
1 CAN WAVE SOLDER AFFECT OR DAMAGE BGA? Sure. Since you are vague, assuming: * Partially assembled board was not stored to prevent moisture absorption. * BGA is in a plastic package. * Partially assembled board was stored long enough to exceed th
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 13 19:52:47 EST 2001 | davef
1800??? That's not a Mictor part number. Huh? What??? Haaaa!!!! You gotta do what???? 1800 ofem??? Haaaa!!!! Sorry. It�s simple. Just ... * Cut all the SMT gull wing leads on both sides of the connector just above the solder. * Put the co
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 20 19:57:27 EST 2002 | davef
THIEVING * Layout: I�d guess the surface area of your thieves is not large enough. The pull from the thief is not great enough to over-come the pull from the connector pins and pads. Consider tripling the size of the thief. As you say, reducing t
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