Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 05 17:48:58 EST 2001 | Mike Konrad
There are a few good de-fluxing chemicals and many more �not-so-good� de-fluxing chemicals. As a manufacturer of cleaning equipment, it is imperative that our customers use a de-fluxing chemical that: #1: Removes flux #2: Is environmentally safe
Electronics Forum | Tue May 25 20:29:41 EDT 2004 | Grant
Hi, That's the interesting point, and I think it's got to do with the design of the placement. You have 8 pick heads in the Hydra head, and they all line up with a tape in the feeder. So in theory when it can pick all 8 components at once, and the
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 11 18:36:03 EDT 2004 | davef
90 Knoop. Q2: Thickness is 4 to 10 u" for Au and 300 to 400 u" for nickel A2: This looks like a ENIG spec. Although, the Ni is quite heavy, 150 uin is sufficient for most applications. [IPC-4552 ENIG specification: * Gold thickness of 0.075 - 0.125
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 24 18:48:23 EDT 2005 | GS
Thanks Gents for your replies, first of all I am not involved in production or sale of those tools. It was just a discussion during one of those so many "panic full" work shops / symposiums on WEEE and ROHS matter organized by material or SMT equip
Electronics Forum | Thu May 24 13:14:59 EDT 2007 | mfgengr
The answer is simple...kind of. The short answer in terms of total cost (if you don't run an air conditioner) is there is no difference. The technical answer is: The First Law of Thermodynamics - Conservation of Energy applies. You have an entire s
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 20 13:21:54 EST 2011 | rgduval
Dean, In a previous life, boards came off of the machines, and went to SMT QC, then to SMT T/U before heading off to wash and through-hole. The concept being that the SMT "team" was responsible for the quality coming off the machine, with QC and T/
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 19 09:18:14 EDT 2011 | davef
Could this be an opportunity to explore the use of cartridge-type paste dispensers? Or maybe a reason to keep working over the weekend. * Re-Storing & Re-Using “Used” Solder Paste. Though not a recommended practice, used solder paste from the stenci
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 07 09:23:25 EST 2016 | rgduval
We've had our My500 for about four months now, and couldn't be happier. We are a super-high-mix, super-low-volume shop, and the flexibility provided by the 500 over stencils is stunning. So, you buy 5-10 stencils a week? That's 260-520 stencils a
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 05 17:44:47 EST 2017 | spoiltforchoice
Printer->Paste Inspection(which might be a feature of the printer)->High speed placer (for all the little parts)->Accurate Placer(for your BGA Processor,RAM,eMMC and big things that don't fit in the high speed)->Reflow oven->AOI->PCB stacker All of t
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 30 15:09:56 EDT 1999 | Steve Gregory
How's the "Great Gas-out" going for ya'll? Myself, I'm doing real good! Haven't farted all day...(GRIN) Anyways, a thread got started down below about this so-called "Lead Free" stuff, and I just wanna' put my two cents in about the whole thing. We