Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 04 17:52:59 EST 2002 | davef
Yes, providing the surface of the via is solderable. * If so, how much paste? => Vias come in various sizes. Boards vary in thickness. So, the amount of paste to fill a via varies. Roughly, you�ll need twice as much paste as the volume of the via
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 27 19:26:53 EST 2002 | ianchan
After a whole night's self review, I think we can term the slant/tilt as "floating 0805, yet end-terminals have acceptable solder joint formation". the width portion of the 0805 RES/CAP is (floating)elevated from the PCB pad, yet both (width) termin
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 27 21:20:30 EST 2002 | davef
There is two major BGA coating camps. * Camp #1: "We require the coating to be under low stand-off devices but with no filleting. So we apply a thinned dip coat first, and then top-off with a proper spray coat" * Camp #2: "We want no coating under th
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 23 01:39:29 EDT 2002 | ianchan
Hi, 1) Was reading the links provided by Dave F, under the thread "waste" which was about the ESD grounding of drums. 2) thanks to Dave F, now have "back-bone" refer sources to explain ESD terms to those who ask and seek to better understand this n
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 08:55:25 EDT 2002 | pjc
Rick, Here is a piece written in, I belivee the April issue SMT Magazine: Binghamton, N.Y. Sanyo High Technology and Universal Instruments Corp. have renewed an agreement whereby Sanyo will continue to provide the HSP line of chipshooters sold und
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 21:00:59 EDT 2002 | davef
That is the rub here, isn�t it? For those posting, it�s easier [but much slower] to start a new thread than to search the archives. [And posters could view their issue so unique and novel that it could never have been discussed several years earlie
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 14 14:05:22 EDT 2002 | mjabure
Never try to convince an exec. staff to change manning policies using efficiency, it's a losing cause. Look at your audience, they probably all have MBA's which means they only look at the dollars and cents. To them those aren't production machines o
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 25 21:49:55 EDT 2002 | davef
Consider: * Quitting the coating business all together and using a coating service supplier, like: Thermospray Co 800-952-5838 Mike Moninger; Advanced Coating 800-722-1444; Epsco 108 W. 37th St Boise Idaho 83714 (208)389-2000 * Buying a programmable
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 13 12:22:03 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
A bit of gray area for you. consider the application over the specmanship. Why are the stiffeners there in the first place? Is the rigidity requirement a high function i.e. very necessary due to potential shock and vibration , etc.? The soldering is
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 13 17:34:44 EDT 2002 | pjc
The Electra is Electrovert's top-of-the-line wave solder machine. Just about the best you could get. Conveyor concerns should focus on the condition of the extruded rails. A machine that new should not have a problem, buy worth a look see. Find out i