We too used surface mount carriers, the early versions mean't the boards were
printed then manually loaded on the pallet for the placement and reflow, but our
later version of this pallet mean't loaoding the board prior to printing , which
eliminated any issue of board handling after printing, this same pallet was also
designed to do both top and bottom side. If you need any more information do not
hesitate to drop me a mail


Sal




Marty Brooks <[log in to unmask]> on 08/11/2000 16:56:18

Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum." <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to
      Marty Brooks <[log in to unmask]>

To:   [log in to unmask]
cc:    (bcc: Salim Yusuf/AsmHQ/CUK/Celestica)

Subject:  [TN] 68-pin PCMCIA Connectors



Hello,

Does anyone have experience reflowing 68-pin PCMCIA connectors successfully?
Our assembly shop is hand placing right now because they claim the weight of
the connector at the contact end causes the pins to lift up during reflow.
There has been discussion on making up a carrier for the panels but I'm
wondering how other assembly shops handle these components.

And on that note, the housing that we place these cards in is modified
in-house as we require the back end of the board to be visible.  I'm looking
for a manufacturer that can do a custom case but am having zero success
finding someone who wants the business.  If there are any suggestions,
please contact me off-line.

Thanks.

Marty Brooks
Manufacturing Engineer
IDENTEC Solutions, Inc.
102, 1860 Dayton Street
Kelowna, B.C., Canada V1Y 7W6
Ph:(250)860-6567, Fax:(250)860-6541
www.identec.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d
To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet
Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases >
E-mail Archives
Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional
information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700
ext.5315
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d
To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet
Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives
Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional
information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------