[TechAssist] Re: A question about chassis manufacture.

  • From: Doug Keller <dek@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:08:23 -0400

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Doug

Svatek227@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Kevin,
> You're in luck,  it just so happens that I spent 4 years in a circuit board
> manufacturing facility by the name of Plexus Corporation the solder starts out
> as a paste that is silk-screened on the board  then light adhesive is applied
> to the places where parts will be seated on the board and then hot air is
> applied to the board to change the paste thermally into the solder you see as 
>  the
> perfect joint.  solder splash happens when you solder  b y wave process and
> board is contaminated Please check the link below  I worked for them from 
> 1990-
> 1994 and they back then had downsizing on the brain and laid me off so now I
> work for Pierce Manufacturing Inc. wiring the Cabs with all the latest
> technology for systems control etc. Click here: Plexus | The Product 
> Realization
> Company
> 
> Click here: Fire Apparatus from Pierce Manufacturing, making and refurbishing
> custom and commercial fire trucks, pumpers, resc
> Joe Svatek
> Owner
> Svatek's Electronics (est. 1982)
> 227 Marten St.
> Neenah, WI 54956-2520
> Phone: (920) 751-8937
> Fax : (920) 751-3727
> Cell: (920) 420-8837
> email: JSvatek227@xxxxxxx
> 
> In a message dated 9/14/2003 2:19:48 AM Central Daylight Time,
> kevintv@xxxxxxx writes:
> Does anyone know how surface mounted components are placed on to the
> circuit board and then soldered on?  I am guessing they are done by
> robots because the solder points look too perfect to be done by humans.
> I just repaired a CTC202AA5 with solder splash on one of the surface
> mount resistors that was causing the set to have audio but no HV.  What
> would cause solder splash?  Thanks.
> 
> Kevin Wilks
> Kevin's TV & Video Repair
> Penticton BC Canada
> kevintv@xxxxxxx
> 
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