Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 20 12:16:59 EDT 2012 | allgood
Hi John Yes I am still having the same problems years later! It keeps Fred in work supplying me with replacement tips too! Mydata came up with a supposed fix to alter a parameter called prepick which puts a pause in I think allowing the head to st
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 15:47:52 EDT 2012 | davef
Here's what Desco says ... Humidity Indicator Card (HIC) A card on which a moisture-sensitive chemical is printed such that it will change color from blue to pink when the indicated relative humidity is exceeded. This is packed inside the moisture-se
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 09 07:53:16 EDT 2012 | davef
Allowable bow & twist: Together, both IPC-A-600G and IPC-6012B represent the core IPC documents for describing the acceptable and nonconforming conditions that are either externally or internally visible on finished printed boards. IPC-A-600G relies
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 13 09:04:33 EST 2013 | rgduval
Thanks, Dave. One thing that's beginning to concern me about the tankless heaters is their capabilities to get the water to the right temperature, at the right flow rate. It would be too easy to know the actual flow rate of the wash machine I bou
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 14 18:19:09 EDT 2013 | jlawson
Generally the heller exl range has issues in cross profile, some machines more than others. I have see as bad as 15 deg c and as low as 5 deg c ranging from entire length to a few zones. They never match the specification in reality. The markiii is
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 24 09:34:55 EST 2013 | emeto
Hi, it is a not given clear here. I will tell you some basics about the profiling: 1. Profile stages A. Preheat - the board preheats from room temp to 130-150C depending on the paste B. Soak - 150-170(or other range depending on the paste). here th
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 09 11:29:41 EST 2014 | spoiltforchoice
Thermal profiling typically requires a profiling kit, this will include a thermally insulated datalogger that follows your PCB through the oven connected to a number of thermocouples which you might affix to your PCB using heat resistant tape or usin
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 21 13:51:19 EST 2014 | rgduval
Armando, Is the problem in the same spot on the board with every run? If so, there might be something about that particular location that is part of the cause (ie. ground or power plane connection). It sounds like you're seeing blow holes, or insu
Electronics Forum | Mon May 12 14:49:28 EDT 2014 | davef
Hi Evtimov 'hege gave you a plausible explanation for what's going on with solder running-up the lead of your components: TOO MUCH METAL!!! I've got different one. This explanation goes along the way that you're thinking, but just opposite. The rea
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 07 20:51:52 EDT 2014 | natashakt
1. Is the high RH environment consistently at 72% RH and 21.4 degrees Celsius? No, over the past 2 weeks I have recorded the highest at the moment: 67% RH at 22.6 degrees C and lowest (it is Spring not summer yet): 31.9% RH at 19.0 degrees C. Or d