Hi Steve: You got my attention. I will be looking forward to see the ZT-6. Regards, Ramon > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Gregory [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:08 PM > Hi All, > > Wee Mei's Engineer decided not to share the pictures to post on my > page...sorry. > > Hey you guys are being way too quiet today! > > Just as a note, got my 30-day trial Zephrytronics ZT-6, got some nozzles > made, and pulling a connector out of a big-thick backplane has never been so easy! > > The whole cycle from placing the board over the nozzle to removing a > connector takes me about 5.5 to 8 minutes...I know I can shorten that time by placing > the board I want to rework in a oven to get it pre-heated first, then placing > it over the ZT-6. Todays cycle time was taking the board from ambient > temperature to reflow temperature only with the ZT-6. > > What was really great that the connector came out so easily with no damage at > all to the board. When looking at the connector location, you couldn't even > tell that there had been heat applied there. The backplane is .135" thick FR-4 > laminate, and there was no discoloration whatsoever to the soldermask or > laminate. > > So I give this a resounding "Thumbs-up"!!! > > Might take some pictures and post on my page of me pulling a connector... > > -Steve Gregory- > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------