Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 16 22:43:56 EST 2006 | Ola
Hi, If I remember correctly (it has been about 15 years since i worked with one of these.)The old MCS machine is based upon a Motorola 6800/68000-series Micro processor and the operating system is OS/9 from Microware Systems Corporation. This was a r
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 26 22:18:20 EST 2006 | davef
Common methods to replate components are: * Barrel plating http://www.finishing.com/Library/zemo/barrel.html * Hot solder dipping - MIL-F-14072 M258 Certainly you can do this yourself by dipping the component leads into a solder pot containing lead
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 30 19:02:19 EST 2006 | mika
This type of component packages works best with vision type: 254 - irregular. Measure the total package length including the leads. Also set the body dimension x-y tolerances to at least 0.35mm and the the pick up x-y tolerences to 0.5mm in the part
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 05 10:15:55 EST 2007 | Cmiller
I have a customer working on a new design of a rather large board that needs to use a micro BGA that will require 8 layers. He needs to use that BGA and it does not come in any other package. He asked me about making the BGA an adapter or daughter bo
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 11 00:52:12 EST 2007 | behrsam
Mario, I tried a couple of profiles. In all cases the preheat ramps fairly slow, while the reflow utilizes the radiative heater to speed to reflow as quick as possible. I tried a quick profile and a slower one. The quick has about 15-20 sec at pre
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 24 11:24:07 EST 2007 | ruggi
I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, but a technique that's worked very well in the past for me is to methodically step through every part of the process and observe your boards being built, or take a scrap or simulated one a
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 03 10:51:47 EST 2007 | Sami
Hello to all. I have faced with a strange problem with Universal machine GSM Genesis, After an 8 hours of production without a Stop then, the M/C starts displaying components non aailable for many feeders in the same feeder bank! eventhough the feede
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 15 16:23:38 EDT 2007 | grantp
Hi, If your doing a line, then your going to need more than the simple prototyping machines listed above in this thread. (Although they are cool ideas, and loved the toaster oven modification guy, and the other guy soldering ic's with it too!) We a
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 26 13:49:16 EDT 2007 | grantp
Hi, I don't know anyone who uses Mancorp, and apart from this forum have never heard of them. I guess the big problem I faced when getting into SMT is trying to find a machine that could do what we wanted at a good cost. I originally purchased MYD
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 14 08:23:29 EDT 2007 | davef
Laser soldering suppliers are: * Seica [low cost firefly A-30]; 45 Osgood St 1st Flr, Methuen, MA 01844; 978-683-8356 F8357 seicatestsolutions.com/pages/24/A30-Firefly-Solder-Station.php; Dave Sigillo [GM] sigillo@seicausa.com * Leister Process Tech
