Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 29 09:16:17 EDT 2011 | mpolak
Hello, I have recently obtained a trial version of Mentor Graphics' BOM Explorer. Has anyone had any experience using it? We are currently editing our BOMs manually for P&P machines programming. After quick look and trying few options it doesn't see
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 06 11:18:47 EDT 2011 | tpappano
That message is what you get if for example, if you press "stop" while a board is being placed. While "interrupted" you can for example, press "exit", go make adjustments to mount data or whatever, return to "running", then the board program, then p
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 18 10:07:59 EDT 2011 | swag
We converted all ours to NT so it's been a long time since I did config changes in DOS. Here's what I think I remember from when we had DOS O/S: Exit to DOS and type CD CONFIG in the command line. You should get a full list of configuration settin
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 03 00:21:10 EDT 2011 | haiae
I try to re-adjust some parameter follows your suggestion, but there is no effective result. I just find a key of problem, that is pick speed for components 0805. I just change pick speed from 3 to 4 in last week. After that the machine run well unti
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 15 22:32:07 EST 2011 | doncattoni
Hello Austin, Have you tried to preheat the board or the contact area? Many times with the heat cured materials it will start the cure process and slow the flow of the material. Our Protect-R-Shield silicone product was formulated to be a much thi
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 13 15:00:31 EST 2011 | davef
Contaminating lead-free solder connections with lead is generally a bad idea, but that's not what you plan. You plan to add tin to your tin-lead solder connection. We don't think there is a significant problem for most applications. Adding tin will
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 09 15:58:54 EST 2012 | davef
We don't know anyone that can provide any service for a SPEA 4040 flying probe in New Hampshire or anywhere else. Try contacting the following SPEA test program developers to see if they have a contact for you: * Test Coach Corporation, 948 Donata Co
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 11 14:54:36 EST 2012 | cobham1
With a large number of you out there building rigid-flex boards. I am wondering first what kind of profile do you use and what are you peak temps. I ask these questions because we are finding that our boards have a high moisture level and we are also
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 19 15:57:29 EST 2012 | ngineer
Yup, that sounds right. I did try one with red on top on one side and white on top on the other side. Oops, blew a capacitor out of the back of the base. If anyone else Has these, here's how it goes to make them work: Top pin on both sides = +12V
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 03 09:50:37 EST 2012 | mosborne1
Thanks very much everyone. > > I'll try out a > 5mil and see how that goes. If you are using 6mil stencil and you are saying that you need more on the 0603 parts then you might want to look at your squeege pressure. What kind of squeege blades ar
