Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 15 02:42:36 EST 1999 | John W
Folk's, I'm looking for information of how long you cna store a gold finish PCB before building it. I know there are problems with the gold disappearing into the underlying nickle over time / temperature etc but exactly how long do you have before t
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 19 09:52:34 EST 1998 | Hamilton Correa Junior
We have some PCB�s in our warehouse in Manaus - Brazil. They are stored for more than 2 years , in a condition of 25 degrees centigrades and a humidity ranging from 60% to 90%. Do these conditions cause the PCB�s to deteriorate over time? If so , wha
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 25 16:32:38 EDT 1998 | Bill West
We are having a lot of problems with the Line Computer Speed on our Siemens Siplace Line. This seems to be a common problem when many different jobs, partnumbers, and package forms are stored on the line computer. Please let me know if you are havin
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 18 08:58:03 EDT 1998 | justin medernach
Gary Although I am also only a viewer of the SMTNet Forum, I find it to be very helpful. Most of the problems I have to deal with is the advertizing and have accepted it, known it is what keeps the forum alive! This seems to be the most active foru
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 13 03:00:29 EDT 1998 | Bob Willis
Very good point. I will be linking back to the page shortly when the my 30 training videos, 15 CD ROMs are featured on the book store page. This will be happening shortly as its an administration thing. Thanks for the input there will be a wave solde
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 23 11:55:21 EDT 2001 | wbu
TA, is there somebody out there who can bring on the right track according adequate materials for long term storage of assembled boards (at least 10 years)? It�s for spare parts for future service exchange. The units should be stored seperately and
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 23 15:43:24 EDT 2001 | mparker
Have you considered vacuum package in ESD bags, just like the way the IC's are packaged? What about conformal coating for the units being stored? 10 years is a long time for End of Service life of a product. You may need to get accelerated life testi
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 13 12:37:54 EST 2001 | BrianC
First of all, your machines are going to depreciate regardless of how or where you store them. Secondly, if your techs are canibals, I suggest wraping the machines with razor sharp barbed wire. Finally, if they NEED a part from your 'mothballed' mach
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 01 16:34:38 EST 2002 | Dave C.
We seem to have an awful lot of reels in our SMT stores that are not made of static safe material. True that many of the components are not static sensitive, but when we run SMT, they are being loaded right next to sensitive components. Is there an
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 16:54:45 EDT 2002 | cfraser
Currently in our facility we store used and discarded flux residues from the wave solder machines in 50 gallon drums. These drums are picked up and disposed of by an outside contractor. During a recent audit we were cited for not having the drums
