Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 27 12:44:07 EDT 2009 | stepheniii
Let me be the first to suggest; Get a better oven. 5 zones minimum. If you can't, you will have to have some way of profiling the board. Does the oven have thermocouple ports? If not you will have to buy some kind of termperature datalogger. Mayb
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 28 12:04:24 EDT 2009 | davef
Bound books with concise information on SMT implementation are: * A compilation of "Step By Step" articles from SMT Magazine: http://www.booknews.co.uk/Books/Book4490.html * Setting Up In-House Surface Mount Technology [Books], Schoch, K.F., Jr., El
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 09 10:13:52 EST 2009 | robertorocco
Hi Tom, > > Thank you very much. I saw the MCH > file and printed out. I am still trying to > download the manual. It will take a while. My > intention to use this machine is to mount some IC > with 24mm wide tape. By the way, do you know > any
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 02 21:25:16 EDT 2009 | davef
On Orbel E-Z SHIELD, Surface mount two-piece fence and cover: Make the pads 1:1 with the pads on the fence. On Autosplice MINI 7-V2004-115 RFI Clip floating: * Autosplice recommended pad small dimension is very close to the small dimension of the pa
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 08 07:16:21 EDT 2009 | arrowvale
We have just switched to Almit (www.almit.com)LFM48 W TM-HP-S lead free solder paste. In general terms it is an easy printing paste, with great slump properties, wide reflow process window and offers excellent solderability on all pcb / component pa
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 22 22:51:42 EDT 2009 | rkevin
I was using Indium 8.9 HF and AIM 257-2 was far superior in reducing voids. Just wait till you have a problem, if you have less than 10 lines running 24/7 don't expect a call back from Indium's Tech Support. It's been a couple weeks since we swithed
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 06 11:46:10 EDT 2009 | c111
I agree the longer soak will help provided you are not applying to much heat/time to the board now. -are the pads that lift connected to anything? This has happened to me in the past where un-connected pads would come of far easier than those connec
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 08 15:16:14 EDT 2009 | waveroom
I would use almost the same profile you use when putting the component down on the board. Your pre-heat is essential in rework. Also even though your machine tells you your at a specific temperature I would add a thermocouple next to the component yo
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 07 22:50:17 EDT 2009 | monduran
Thanks Dave, I found only the speedline discontinued advice link when i first did my search. But your second link answered all the questions. The oven was sold by the time i got around visiting the dealer. I think it sold for $18K AU. I hoped whateve
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 02 20:32:19 EDT 2009 | isd_jwendell
I used a batch oven for a couple of years. They will do the job, just not as good as a conveyor oven. I then switched to a small conveyor oven with 3 heated zones (early Mistral 260). I liked how well it performed so much that I purchased a new one (