Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 30 10:22:49 EDT 2001 | kaopsahl
Greetings. I have noticed quite a few postings lately to the effect of "hi, I want to be a SMT pro and make circuit boards, help me". Try to understand why folks on the forum are cringing at your proposal. All of the feedback I have seen regarding yo
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 27 15:42:00 EST 2000 | rabell
Of course recognize off the top that I have a certain bias :-) - and the choices are somewhat limited if you are looking for off-the-shelf product. There is also NO independent agency that I know of (i.e. an electronic training "Consumers Report")
Electronics Forum | Sat May 12 00:04:36 EDT 2001 | zam_bri
The product I'm running currently consist a mix of 20 mil pitch QFP, 50 mil pitch, 0402, BGA and variable size of connectors from small to big, on OSP finished PCB. Running intrusive reflow with a mix packages is a real headache, esplly when you hav
Electronics Forum | Mon May 14 09:43:37 EDT 2001 | orbotech
As the face of business changes through revolutionary factors, such as the increasing rate of outsourcing, manufacturers (especially EMS plants) will strive to fine tune their test strategies to ultimately improve and sustain product quality and to r
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 11 22:06:00 EDT 2001 | davef
The issue is not the cleanliness of your in-bound water. The issue is the cleanliness of the board your customer receives. Look at J-STD-001C, Para 8, "Cleanliness Requirements". The end product cleanliness is the end result of your: * In-bound
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 30 11:03:29 EDT 2001 | davef
Nice to have you back on SMTnet. Some of the newer folk have missed-out on the solid contributions you�ve made to the Forum. The chicken wire cleaning basket was a classic!!! [It�s a shame that the folk at SMTnet can�t recover those files.] We bu
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 30 11:28:24 EDT 2001 | davef
Consider using a roll solder with a flux that well matches the residues you can accept to be remaining on the board when you get finished processing. Many people use a no-clean flux cored roll solder for such operations, because they don't want to c
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 04 11:10:56 EDT 2001 | davef
It�s tough to say. You need enough, but you can�t have too much because you slop it all over the pads, but if you have too little � well you get the picture. There�s so many ways to get to the same place. There is no standard. It�s whatever you n
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 21:25:26 EDT 2001 | davef
Sure, use of U-shape apertures is another way to reduce the amount of paste that you apply. That and similar schemes mentioned in the article are not a function of the flux used. We have used U-shaped apertures for MELF and mini-MELF. They are sug
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 30 21:03:44 EDT 2001 | davef
You should specify the level of res based on the effect of the res on the end-use of the product. J-STD-001 defines cleanliness requirements for ALL flux types, including water soluble and no-clean that you mention. 1 There is no equivalency betwee
