Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 17 14:13:31 EST 2007 | jax
You might want to try going to the manufacturer about getting a refurb unit with a warranty. All of the manufacturers listed provide refurbished equipment deals that can be packaged with feeders. If you go with a broker or 3rd party rebuild hous
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 18 08:30:12 EST 2007 | CL,
Good Morning, We also are using Mirtec. We have a total of 5 machines now. 3 in SMT, 1 in RoHS and 1 in Through Hole. We have had incredible luck with these machines and their service is outstanding. I do not have any experiance with the other machi
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 25 09:56:59 EST 2007 | realchunks
Total Force is the weight on the squeegee blades. Generally you should set this by the length of blade you use. A 12 sgeegee blade would require a Total Force setting of 12 pounds. So, if you have 8 inch long squeegees, you should be OK. Your b
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 15 17:33:20 EDT 2007 | Darby
As you are new to this - start with lots of hair and slowly reduce. Start with one good person. Spend the money on someone who knows the process, can set it all up, (including air, power, alignment, calibration, programming, troubleshooting, stenc
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 04 18:25:07 EDT 2007 | darby
Don't think much of the people who run the line do you mate? "BUT is operator dependent, so if he feels lucky just change the reel without verification and machine will not stop if he didn't follow the procedure having a high probability of Wrong co
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 03 13:10:15 EDT 2007 | slthomas
Personally I wouldn't count anything but minutes. You need to know how long it takes to perform each task in order to balance your line. What I'm gathering is that you've got one printer feeding 4 machines, all running different jobs or maybe a pai
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 12:12:19 EDT 2007 | SWAG
We do not recommend array sizes. PCB houses take a single board and turn it into a step/repeat that is best fit for their process = cheaper boards I suppose. We then approve this array and build programs and tooling to match. On occasion, we recei
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 06 10:56:01 EDT 2007 | SWAG
Sounds familiar. We are trying to get credit for a bunch of boards at this time based on the gerber we approved - not an official print by any means. Unfortunately, we are stuck with the paperwork trail and the 38 junk boards that were ruined in ma
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 19 21:44:20 EDT 2007 | rfrog
The first thing that I would do is contact the smock manufacturer and ask them for advice on testing the smocks. ESD FROM A TO Z 2nd ed. (Kolyer) states that: smocks should have a resistivity of less than 10^12/sq and must not shed steel fibers.
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 21 12:20:29 EDT 2007 | rgirouard
Thanks for your input! Your ideas always help. The plan is to remove Captcha as part of the posting process for those members who have participated frequently. This will be in place next week. BTW, Dave can you give me any more info on Captcha no
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