Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 13 08:43:02 EST 2009 | herman
reash, Go directly to APS and get one of the APS GF-12 ovens. I have been using these for 15 years as a low-to-medium volume oven for general purpose reflow of CCAs up to about 12" by 12" with excellent results. I use them for BGA re-balling, underfi
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 13 11:02:46 EST 2009 | isd_jwendell
I use the LPKF model S. Operator uses a urethane(?) squeegee. Pressure and speed are controlled by the operator, which hasn't been a problem for me. The only problem I had was that I would forget to raise the PCB before I would start to squeegee the
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 18 05:57:02 EST 2009 | sigmaprint
Hello Andy, When did you receive the reply "that they hadn't had any for years"? I would be interested to hear who sent you this. I'm a founder director of Sigmaprint and previously a employee of both SMTech and Speedline Technologies. I can curre
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 18 09:27:51 EST 2009 | sforman1
Tom: Once again - why are you using solvent based conformal coating. 1B31 is OK as a CC but it contains Toluene and MEK!! It is only 35% solids which means you are trying to get rid of 65% solvent. If you must use it due to customers requirement then
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 28 09:12:56 EST 2009 | kpm135
@tommyg_fla According to the TDS the recommended coating thickness for Humiseal 1B31 is only 1-3 mils so if I had to guess I would say your issue might be that you're re-coating over the first pass too soon. All the solvent hasn't evaporated and the
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 19 13:49:00 EST 2009 | bricke
We have been manufacturing a part using bright electrolytic tin as the finish. Our customer has been hand soldering using 63/37. They have recently switched to SN96 and have been experiencing solderability issues. We have sent samples to an outside
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 20 17:17:19 EST 2009 | Flipit
I have done this for the Datapaq and it worked well. The SlimKic uses a yellow thermal blanket material. It is called Pyropel. You can get it at McMasterCarr. I think McMasterCarr calls it polyimid foam insulation part number 93015K64 of 3/16 thi
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 29 15:44:57 EST 2009 | davef
As a minimum, you should training your: * Bosses * Buyers * MIS and operations-types involved in implementing your heightened lot tracking change-over effort * Quality-types involved in qualifying suppliers Among trainers to consider are: * Compone
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 30 19:57:18 EST 2009 | ceiaen
Hello All, > > I work for an aerospace OEM, and I > am responsible for putting in the Counterfeit > Protection Plan. I'm familiar with the > requirements etc., and was wondering if anyone > out there has already set one up. If so, did you > se
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 07 09:49:00 EST 2009 | oeidave
Dany, Thank you for posting your question. At Omron Electronics, we believe, and consistently are proven to be the leaders in Solder Joint inspection. We have been manufacturing AOI systems longer than any other company in the market and are often i
