Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 18 10:59:37 EDT 1999 | Scott Cook
| A user of one of our components exceeded the floor life of some plastic BGA components. They did do a pre-bake prior to SMT reflow but only 72 hrs at 40C and not the recommended 12 hours at 125C. I've recommended accoustic microscopy to look for po
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 18 10:24:12 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| first of all what is the technical term for the small amount of solder on a plated pad. we are getting poor screen printing gasketing on a 20 mil qfp due to this solder not being even or too high in spots and not covering the length of the pads. an
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 18 17:40:28 EDT 1999 | M Cox
| | | Ah Yes, 'twas many a year ago, in a land of gambling and fast women. High upon the desert, I received the expert tutelage by the old master so wise and so old. Yup its a small world, Viva Gardnervill. And happy trail's to you, until we m
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 16 22:04:16 EDT 1999 | Dean
| WOULD LIKE TO DO RELOW OF 2 SIDED SMT BOARDS. USUALLY THE BOTTOM SIDE HAS RESISTORS AND CAPS ONLY. WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOARD HEATS UP, THE PARTS ARE FREE TO MOVE AND ONLY SURFACE TENSION WILL KEEP THE COMPONENT FROM FALLING OFF. | CAN BOARDS BE
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 15 09:06:25 EDT 1999 | Clifford Peaslee
Actually, it isn't as far as I can tell. The improvement has been greatly increased since the move. It does still go down from time to time, but the down time is much shorter in length, and not as frequent. We have a high speed line in the office her
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 10 15:46:56 EDT 1999 | Chrys Shea
| Does anyone out there involved in RF manufacture have any experience with the KIC Slim-Kic profiler? Do you find any interference problems between the RF transmissions and the testing of your products. We build primarily high-freq stuff like point-
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 09 15:54:16 EDT 1999 | Glenn Robertson
| | Does anyone have thoughts on BGA rework. We now use the OK BGA 3000 and now am considering an Infrared machine. Any thoughts? | | | I've used Pace, Conceptronic and, now, SRT machines. Bottom side IR is OK. Better thermal balance is achieved wit
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 20:09:56 EDT 1999 | C.K.
I'm encountering a new problem at my new company that I haven't encountered before in my past life - and that's Wave Soldering VIA holes. We've been getting a rash of defects that we call in this company, "insufficient solder in VIA hole." These def
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 04 11:30:40 EDT 1999 | Earl Moon
| I'm encountering a new problem at my new company that I haven't encountered before in my past life - and that's Wave Soldering VIA holes. | | We've been getting a rash of defects that we call in this company, "insufficient solder in VIA hole." The
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 04 11:31:27 EDT 1999 | Tony
| I'm encountering a new problem at my new company that I haven't encountered before in my past life - and that's Wave Soldering VIA holes. | | We've been getting a rash of defects that we call in this company, "insufficient solder in VIA hole." The
