Nov 2012
We recently had the opportunity to participate in a corn maze in Door County Wisconsin. There were miles of trails available on a beautiful late summer day. The corn was full and provided good coverage given that it was one of the driest summers on record. We did get the clue solved while still being showered with sunshine.
If you want to know what to do with the pumpkins after Halloween build a trebuchet and launch them.
Find us on FacebookSMTA Webtorial Nov 27th+Dec 4th(a 2-part series on BGA rework) Register here.Don't forget to vote!
Have a pleasant fall!
Bob Wettermann
President, BEST Inc.
There are times when "calls" need to be made on workmanship with respect to the acceptance or lack thereof on how a PCB has been manufactured.
Recent challenges that clients have brought to BEST include:
- Solder balls/fines which can only be seen under magnification,
- 10/90 high temperature solder joints on a BGA ,
- White reside on the surface of a conformal-coated board
BEST can provide a non-biased 3rd party opinion including a report and photographs of your soldering workmanship questions.
Find out more about this service here or call Laura Ripoli at (847) 797-9250.
After removal of a BGA it is important to be able to properly dress the BGA site by removing the solder, cleaning and depending on the process, applying past flux or solder paste to the site. In the article referenced below we discuss some of your options
Find out more here.
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| J-STD-001 Soldering Kits |
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Is your company performing any solder training in the last few months of the year?Make sure you have enough soldering kits to re-certify your J-STD-001 re-cert candidates. Call Chris Edwards at (847) 797-9250 or shop online at here. Free shipping
for now until November 15th on orders over $250.00.
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| Vocab |
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immure "(ih-MYOOR)" which is a verb.
The vocabulary you use tells others your level of intellect.
Definition/s:
to imprison or close within.
Usage: "The scattered Chicago Bear fans were immured by green and gold Packer fans surrounding them at Lambeau Field." |
| How to Use a Solder Extraction Tool |
| One of our recent solder video tips is how to use a solder extraction tool . See what it means to have the right tools for the right job at the SolderingGeek channel. |
| X-RAY Inspection of BGAs |
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| The recent BEST BGA sympoisum featured a variety of subject matter experts. See the x-ray inspection slide set here:. |
| Circuits Assembly Visits BEST and Pens Article |
| Thanks for the visit of Mike Buetow the Chief Editor for visiting BEST Inc and writing his findings. |
