There aren't a whole lot of pastes that work in it yet, as I understand it. And it is pricey. That said, I know one major defense OEM that bought one to spot solder some 0.4 or 0.3 mm -- can't remember which -- flip chips used on a corner of a board, and they love it. Accuracy is great, and it eliminated hand soldering. Mike Best, Mike Editor in Chief Circuits Assembly w/m 617-327-4702 -----Original Message----- From: Guy Ramsey <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 10:41:17 To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [TN] Request For Screenprinter Commentary It isn't a printer. It is a jet dispenser. The first impediment to implementation in our shop was the paste. The machine was optimized for their paste. We had just spent a boat load of money and a ton of time qualifying a new paste. And I didn't want to go down that road again. -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leland Woodall Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 12:42 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Request For Screenprinter Commentary TechNetters, I'd like to hear from anyone who has used (or even seen) the MYDATA MY500 screenprinter. I've read a couple of interesting tidbits of info on the web, but would appreciate some commentary from those with actual experience. You may reply offline if you'd like. Many thanks, and have a great holiday weekend. Leland Woodall --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 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 15.0 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 -----------------------------------------------------