Techies I know I am not supposed to do this but, please take a look at www.concoatsystems.com They have a range of equipment for both spraying and dipping. Graham Naisbitt On 11/1/06 13:46, "McGee, Mike (MN51)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Try SCS as another source. We ended up not buying anything, so can't > comment on their machines, but they were cheaper. > > http://www.scscoatings.com/parylene_equipment/dip-coaters.cfm > > -Mike McGee > > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joseph H. Smith > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Manual conformal coat dipping process > > What is the name of the company with the $6k machine. Cookson has > quoted me a $12-14k machine depending on 'options'. > > > Andrew Kettlewell > Sr Process Engineer > Sypris Electronics > Tampa, Fl > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: McGee, Mike (MN51) <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:55:14 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TN] Manual conformal coat dipping process > > > You can get auto dip equipment for around $6K. It is a worthwhile > investment. > Got ya's - Dip slowly (2"/min or less) to avoid bubble entrapment. > Withdraw at the same slow rate. The slower you withdraw the thinner the > coating. Too fast and you will have coating dripping off the card. We > would usually hang them for 5 minutes and brush off the drips as they > formed. > We used a machine set at about 1"/min. The boards were small so we could > dip 6 at a time. > > -Mike McGee > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joseph H. Smith > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:41 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Manual conformal coat dipping process > > Fellow technetters. > > Anyone out there have experience with 'manually' dip coating conformal > coat. I have never done the dipping coating process. Machine spray and > hand spray I have done. The concept sounds simple enough but I was > looking for advice on process got ya's or issues to watch for when doing > the dipping. Our customer is requiring the dipping process and > currently doesn't wish to spend the money on more automated equipment. > > Andrew Kettlewell > Sr Process Engineer > Sypris Electronics > Tampa, Fl > ___________________________________________________ > Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > http://mail.netscape.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 847-615-7100 > ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > ___________________________________________________ > Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > http://mail.netscape.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 847-615-7100 > ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------