Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 01 10:57:53 EDT 2008 | blnorman
Oxford Instruments makes a device called the OSPrey 800 that measures OSP thickness on the pads. We took a look at it last year because we have one line that uses OSP. It is pricey, and that's why we didn't order one, but if you use a lot of OSP, m
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 24 06:55:48 EDT 2008 | clampron
Good Morning WS, If you experieced the solder balls after reflow of a bare board through the oven, then the source of the solder is either the oven or the board. I have had boards with untented via's that were HASL'd that had entrapped solder and fl
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 06 11:12:57 EST 2008 | janz
Hello, One of our pick and place machine uses rietschel vaccum pump. It is making lot of noise. I am in searching alternative solution which could be venturi pumps. Does anyone has experince in changing vaccum pump to venturi system.? What should
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 01 05:28:49 EDT 2009 | aj
start skipping out some parts and try to transmit? could be a dodgy part data... Best thing to do is skip out everything except one part and see how you get on with the transmission and work from there. If it transmits start addin a few more until y
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 01 21:01:26 EST 2009 | isd_jwendell
I'm at 6800 ft. The only issue I had was related to a PEM nut that was not packaged properly. There was a piece of K@pton tape that was not centered on the part and the tape would stick to the carrier. The vacuum on my machine would not allow me to
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 23 18:23:13 EST 2009 | smt_guy
HI, I think that's an old version of GC Place. What if you just get someone who can extract the XY Files from the Gerber and pay him, maybe worth better. A lot of technical guys here are probably willing to take some extra income that is not so burd
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 15 08:07:07 EST 2009 | rgduval
We use Aegis Industrial Software's CircuitCAM. It's a powerful tool, and one that we feel is well worth the money. Assembly drawings (and machine programs) can be created from CAD, Gerbers, ASCII Centroid data, or even a digital scan of the board i
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 19 08:02:38 EST 2010 | duso02
We regularly strip conformal coating for military customers. Connector removal is not required. The type of coating is the biggest factor. Acrylics and silicones are easy and will come off nicely without any other damage. Epoxy and fully cured polyur
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 27 12:44:42 EST 2010 | wrester123
I am writing to get a general idea from the people on this forum. In percentage of machine total cost, what are companies charging for service contracts. Are they all inclusive, parts and labor only, pre-scheduled, and so on. Also what type of con
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 12 12:00:49 EST 2010 | joeherz
Aqueous Tech has a very reasonable equipment registration program. I think $750 was what we paid. With that you get phone support and I'd bet you can get copies of the manuals you need. It would likely be worth it when compared to the time you cou