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Techniques, tips, and helpful information
about circuit board rework and repair.


This free newsletter is a publication of
Circuit Technology Center and CircuitMedic.

August 22, 2007
About Us
For over 25 years Circuit Technology Center has been the world's most innovative specialist in circuit board rework and repair. Whether supporting you with our comprehensives services or with products from our CircuitMedic brand, our mission is simple. Save you money, save you time, and make your company more profitable.

Jeff Ferry, President
Peter Vigneau, GM
Andy Price, Sales Manager
Are You Dumping Boards in the Scrap Barrel?
What happens to your valuable circuit boards when they're damaged? Can you repair them reliably? You might be surprised.
Circuit Technology Center
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Damaged Plated Holes?
This plated hole repair kit has all the tools and materials you'll need to repair damaged plated through holes in circuit boards.
CircuitMedic
It Happened This Week
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Operation Gold Finger
All that Glitters
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Gold edge contacts can become worn, damaged or contaminated by solder and must be either repaired and restored, or replaced. Generally, two options are available to confront problem gold edge contacts: replace the contact or re-plate with gold. Both procedures result in a high conformance level of repair that is reliable and long lasting. Re-plating is a reliable, yet complicated, process requiring a considerable amount of setup, special chemistries that are hazardous ...
Circuit Technology Center
Do You Have Solder Contamination on gold contacts?
Here's the perfect kit for replating solder-contaminated gold edge contacts. Unique plating probes use pre-wrapped, screw-on plating anodes.
CircuitMedic
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BGA Footprint Mismatch
Daughter Card to the Rescue
You have a new board and the BGA component doesn't fit the board footprint. Is this a nightmare of a problem? It is one we see at Circuit Technology Center every other month or so. It’s seems to be a problem faced by OEM’s early in the development cycle. In this actual example the flagship product an OEM is working on has gotten to the post assembly test phase and there's a ...
Circuit Technology Center
Industry Features
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imageMicroDrill - The Repair Technician's Dream!
The surgical grade Micro-Drill is a true workhorse. Remove coatings, cut circuits, drill holes, all with super precision. Just like a dental drill, the hand piece is lightweight and easy to maneuver. Tech's love them.
CircuitMedic
Rework Magic
Soldering Tips and Tricks for Successful Rework
Although soldering, the process of joining two metals by the use of a solder alloy, is one of the oldest know joining techniques, manual or hand soldering is still a process highly dependent upon individual operator skill. And, while soldering and rework have become increasingly automated in recent years, we nevertheless operate in an imperfect world, and defects in the mass soldering process will occur. The need for hand soldering continues. Despite attempts to optimize our automated processes, faulty solder joints resulting from improper soldering or rework remain a major cause of ...
Circuit Technology Center
5 BGA Rework Systems Ready for Action
BGA component rework is a demanding, exacting business. Next time you need BGA rework, give us a call. With 5 top-of-the-line BGA rework systems we have capacity to spare.
Circuit Technology Center
Quote of the Day
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Are You Dumping Boards in the Scrap Barrel?
What happens to your valuable circuit boards when they're damaged? Can you repair them reliably? You might be surprised.
Circuit Technology Center
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Damaged Plated Holes?
This plated hole repair kit has all the tools and materials you'll need to repair damaged plated through holes in circuit boards.
CircuitMedic
Test Your Knowledge
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