Newsletter: January 25, 2010
Rework for Pad and Component Mismatch
It's a wonder pad to part size mismatch doesn't happen more often, considering the thousands and thousands of opportunities for failure on many assemblies.
No matter, when it does happen it can cause a board to be un-usable, and try as hard as we might to read a solution into the IPC specs, it's not always simple.
Through the artwork design phase of this circuit board, there was an error in the pad layout. What should have been two individual pads ...
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Rebuilding the Foundation: Base Material Damage
You're holding a board with base material damage - the board is beyond repair, right? Think again.
All too often, valuable circuit boards are scrapped due to base material damage. Actually, boards with base material damage can be reliably repaired. Knowing how to repair base material damage, rather than scrapping valuable circuit boards may indeed make a significant impact on a company's bottom line ...
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Multi-Pin Connector Removal and Replacement
Armed with a methodical approach and the right procedure, even reworking a large multi-pin connector can be safely conquered.
Consider a typical scenario where a project is already overdue and you learn that a 150-pin connector needs to be replaced. Desoldering the connector one pin at a time using vacuum desoldering tools just won't cut it.
Quickly removing and replacing a large multi-pin connector seems a daunting task, but it really isn't ...
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