Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 16 13:31:43 EST 2008 | chef
Not a current user but have purchased several systems in the past. A major point for evaluation is: Can an older used equipment do the job and not have to buy the latest, greatest all bells and whistles machine? This depends on your applications, BG
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 18 07:01:41 EST 2008 | cyber_wolf
Hi, The solenoid that sits on top of the vacuum generator on my Fuji bare board loader is croaking slowly. Fuji will only sell me the entire generator assy. which cost more than I paid for the loader. The only markings on the solenoid are DC24V 540
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 19:47:36 EST 2008 | davef
Bruce Barton: We're not intending to suggest that anyone is purposely leaving WS flux residue on the board after cleaning. Fact is, Arun isn't sure if the boards are completely clean. Arun said, "We haven't tested the substrate for cleanliness." Gi
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 12:35:24 EST 2008 | bobpan
Here is a few things to try.... 1. Spin the z-shaft with your fingers and make sure it is smooth and easy to turn. 2. Check your handling in your profile for the part that the software is locking up on.......You cannot go any slower than 40% or this
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 11:14:47 EST 2008 | wayne123
I agree with Idumont.....KIC works great for me, it has 9 inputs, and is pretty good at predicting the direction that you may need to tweak your profile, the only thing is I think that these untis ( slim kic 2000) are fairly spendy. not sure though,
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 29 22:01:51 EST 2008 | davef
These test are largely useless. Check the fine SMTnet Archives for previous rants. Manufacturers of machines to use are: * Peel tests: Instron [Instron Worldwide Headquarters; 825 University Ave, Norwood, MA 02062-2643; 800 877 6674 http://www.inst
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 31 19:49:34 EST 2008 | comatose
We manufacture products that are double sided SMT (double sided reflow) and then have through-hold connectors attached to several of the sides. Currently we solder the connectors by hand, which works fine but takes a lot of time. I'm tempted to get a
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 01 08:40:12 EST 2008 | jdengler
Hi AJ, Change ALL 12 of the 1.0mm to 0.7mm. The CP 4 can only set nozzle size for S M and L not some of the 12 but all 12. 0402 usually come in 8 x 2 mm tape so you need 8 x 2 feeders or you will waste 1 component for every component you use. T
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 25 15:06:43 EST 2008 | dyoungquist
MyData machines are probably your best choice for low volume/high mix applications. Change over times can be minimal when you are loading your extra magazines/feeders for the next job while the previous job is running on the machine. Component plac
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 06 09:48:24 EST 2008 | mainenetservices
Tony, We have a splicing service that would enable you to take a reel of 1,000 to 5,000 components and splice it down onto reels of 100, 250, 500, etc. parts for use in production. The price is $10 per splice and there is a set-up charge of $100 but
