Re: It's Alive!

John,

Nice thing about Southern California is the million or so contract
electronic assembly shops. I don't want to have wave solder machine;
they're big, hot and smelly:-)

We send out the finished SMT panels and tru-hole parts kit. They
return the finished assemblies that need only testing and a cover.
Don't know how they do it for $4/unit.

Mariss

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "jmkasunich
<jmkasunich@y...>" <jmkasunich@y...> wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mariss Freimanis
> <mariss92705@y...>" <mariss92705@y...> wrote:
> > John,
> >
> > 1) Manual stencil machine. No point for an automated one
> > because this step takes only 30 seconds.
> >
> > 2) I use top side SMT only. Doing top and bottom triples
> > the process time (top mount, reflow, glue dispense, bottom
> > mount, reflow again). Nightmares are made that way; parts
> > falling off in the oven, a "glue accident" in the machine, etc.
> >
>
> Doesn't all the bare green on the bottom drive you nuts?
> <grin>
>
> > 3) The oven is an Essemtec 6 zone IR oven, (preheat, soak
> > and reflow both top and bottom). About 3 minutes from the
> > goezinta to the goezouta.
> >
>
> What about thru-hole parts - connectors, electrolytic caps,
> FETs, etc,? Hand insert and solder?
>
> John Kasunich