Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 03 03:58:12 EST 1999 | Wolfgang Busko
Hi Charly, For batch ovens there is no discussion. For inline loading interval depends on the oven you use, the amount of heat the PCB takes out of the zone and the capability of the oven to get it back in. The approximate time for the PCB to stay i
Electronics Forum | Sun Dec 05 22:43:27 EST 1999 | dreamsniper
Charley, Though my reply is quite late, it might be a good info for you and i hope that this info could help or could provide you some views. Some companies practice at least 1 board gap, which means the length of the pcb you are currently loading,
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 04 09:23:20 EST 1999 | Christopher Lampron
Kantesh, Does this particular part have a heat sink across the bottom side of the component and does your pad size and stencil aperture match the component? I have just had a very similar problem with a DPAK. What we found was that the recomended pad
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 03 18:17:12 EST 1999 | Dave F
Dave: There's lots of stuff on the web describing BGAs. Examples are: http://www.smtnet.com/bookstore/publications/0speckdo1/s1.html http://www.smtnet.com/bookstore/publications/0shutcco1/ch1p2.html http://www.citizen-america.com/OEM/bga/process
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 08 10:10:41 EST 1999 | John Thorup
Hi Dave I think you just provided the key to understanding the problem. By your description you are talking about a CBGA (ceramic). These typically have balls composed of 10/90 Sn/Pb which melts at a higher temperature than the 62/36/2 Sn/Pb/Ag (or
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 01 14:01:46 EST 1999 | Michael Bryant @ SMTnet
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Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 02 11:42:03 EST 1999 | John S.
Dick, My company made the transition from thru-hole to SMT about a year ago. We've been building thru-hole boards successfully for years, but our customer requirements have forced us into the transition. Wolfgang made a very good comment. Start s
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 02 11:28:03 EST 1999 | Mark D. Milward
Dave F. Thanks for the info. I've spoken with Ralph and Les Hymes in the past and have taken Manko seminars before. I read something not long ago that Dr. Juran had written on the subject of Zero-defect soldering programs and was hoping for response
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 29 13:29:49 EST 1999 | Bill Schreiber
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Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 29 16:36:31 EST 1999 | Curtis T.
Jason, We have been running both the high pressure and the ultrasonic washers for several years and there is no comparison. The ulrtasonic (smartsonic) does a great job on all the normal pastes, and when we changed part of our production to a new ep