Patty Tackles Graping in China
Folks, After a bit of a break, the adventures of Patty, Rob, and The Professor continue: The plane droned on as it made its slow march from Detroit to...
Folks, After a bit of a break, the adventures of Patty, Rob, and The Professor continue: The plane droned on as it made its slow march from Detroit to...
I mentioned in a previous a blog posting that the primary driver for halogen-free electronics is ostensibly environmental, but that the confusion abou...
Graping is a phenomenon which appears as un-reflowed solder particles, typically seen on the surface of the solder joint. &nbs...
Reflow profiling can be broken down into several phases. I generally use the following; Preheat Pre-reflow Reflow Cooling p style="margi...
Patty, Pete, and John prepare to do battle with “The Big O.” Patty and Pete were able to squeeze in 9 holes of golf, though it was really ...
Shelf life means different things in different situations. Post something on the internet and it will last forever. Leave fresh fruit out ...
Shelf life of solder is a concern that is raised by customers on a somewhat regular basis. Solder pastes typically have a well defined shelf lif...
Folks, Patty was eating her lunch at her desk while reading Golf Digest. She had been training with weights, performing stretches, and getting less...
Today I made my rounds in the office, collecting ideas for you from our tech guys – ideas to help you speed the alloy and flux s...
Conductive epoxy is a common material choice for bonding components, especially if the assembly process is temperature-sensitive. Tin-based solde...
After a quick survey of a few of the technical service personnel in the office today, I put together a little snapshot of what is happening rig...