Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 14 20:13:40 EDT 2014 | davef
So, someone is going to get a chance to buy a nice and shiny oven, eh? Summary from my notes of old thread on SMTnet: Some people melt sugar and use that solution to clean cooked-on flux residue. Dissolve sugar into warm water, spray it on the area t
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 27 12:38:48 EDT 2014 | fuji_user_2014
We do a lot of low volume prototypes and several boards that have have cut outs or fixtures that dont always reliably stop squarely at the in carrier (beveled corners). This sometimes results in a fid read error, because the fid wont be in the search
Electronics Forum | Fri May 06 07:58:33 EDT 2016 | cyber_wolf
Darby, I'm not completely sure I understand. Juki machines have what is referred to as a multi-head. The offsets between the heads are the same as the spacing between 8mm feeders. So the (6) heads all come down at once and "gang pick" from 6 8mm fee
Electronics Forum | Wed May 06 10:20:21 EDT 1998 | SMT-ASSY
Good morning, We would like to offer our services. SMT-ASSY is a training facility (Located in Dorval, Montreal area) which can introduce your workforce to SMT and the workmanship required to obtain quality products. We have attached our brochure in
Electronics Forum | Tue May 05 13:44:57 EDT 1998 | Mark Mitchell
Mr. Desrochers; Philips EMT Americas offers a three day course entitled, "Introduction to SMT Manufacturing". The course addresses all major factors that influence the automated SMT assembly process. Topics that are discussed in the course are list
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 27 06:04:16 EDT 2004 | cyber_wolf
Grant, I know of a couple places that throw their paste out at the end of the day. I have worked in SMT for over 15 years and we have never thrown paste out unless it was contaminated, or dried out. We have never had a problem. If you ask me, I would
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 27 18:44:14 EST 2004 | Mark
I am testing some BGA's (PBGA 30mm x 30mm) to evaluate the maximum ramp rate we can achieve in our reflow oven. Temperature is being measured at the body(top) of the component / not leads. After several trials (with various oven settings), the high
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 06 08:48:11 EDT 2010 | Sean
Hi all, Is anyone used to encounter PTH(plated through hole) crystal component(Not SMT component) become malfunction when the environment humidity is more than 90%? It is happening here...It is very weird that crystal become OK when humidity is bac
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 17 13:07:17 EDT 2012 | rodrigo
Well... after much headache I found a bad relay contact in M1CR1E. The good news is somehow the axis are no longer jerking. The bad news is that it still does not work. When I turn it on now it shows this: emergency stop (in red) waiting for reset
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 21 14:56:56 EDT 2022 | davef
With conductive elements, we reduce static build-up by connecting the item to the ground through a wrist strap, mat, or similar methods. With non-conducting items like paper or plastic, ionizers are used to reduce static build-up. For more on ionize