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Rework departments often encounter large through-hole components on high-mass circuit boards, or components with heat sinks. The solder fountain machine is ideal for this type of rework. With the introduction of lead-free solders, the use of solder fountains has increased. A solder fountain can transfer large amounts of heat to a specific area very quickly. A normally laborious and time-consuming procedure with a desoldering tool is completed quickly and with relative ease. However, the strength of the solder fountain ...
Feature Story
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Is there a specific flux, or flux type, we should evaluate when we replace BGA components? We currently use a standard flux and it seems to have problems maintaining its activity under prolonged heating during BGA rework ...
Ask The Experts
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This paper introduces a rework technology using cameras to identify the target area for component installation and component pin structure. Image processing software calculates the correct placement position for the component ...
Technical Library
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Can you fix a broken corner on a circuit board reliably? Do you consider re-balling BGA components to be a reliable procedure? Should you attempt to repair a damaged plated hole with an inner layer connection? Your opinion and experiences with issues such as these are important, since the reliability of most circuit board repair and rework procedures are a matter of industry consensus. So, how do ...
Feature Story
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As early as next year, driverless cars will be in commercial service with ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft. While it will start with limited application in places like Singapore and San Francisco, it will quickly grow into a global reality by 2025 ...
Technology Briefing
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