In a message dated 12/17/99 1:33:22 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
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> We have had an inline cleaner for about a year.  We occasionally see a
>  surface mount part that has been ripped off the PWB, taking pads with it.
>  We think the problem might be that the component is being caught in the
>  conveyor when coming off the conveyor, on to our rotating table.  It is not
>  always the tallest component or an end component.  Has anyone else ever had
>  a problem like this?  How did you solve it?

I have had a very similar experience.  It turned out that the part was
sitting in such a position to exactly fit inside the mesh of the conveyor
(randomly), and when the high pressure spray hit the board and rotated it
just a little - POP!  We went to a different mesh size in the conveyor  -
larger so that the small parts did not fit tightly - and it was solved.

Jon Moore

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