We have several Mantis systems in place, all equipped with 6X and 10X lenses. We rarely need more magnification for normal inspection purposes. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Francois Bissonnette [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 6:34 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Magnification recomandation needed > > Hi technet wizzes! > > We're re-establishing our QC dept and I would > need to know what to look for in the solder > inspection departement. What kind of microscope > should I look for? According to the table in > IPC-A-610, I would need 10X mag. equipement, Is that > enough? Most of our board are surface mount, be we > do have some through hole board done. > > We have a 6X from Vision Engineering (Mantis) and > it is not sufficient (from my point of view) to inspect > certain soldered smd chip. > > Any suggestions??? > > JF > > ############################################################## > TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ############################################################## > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in > the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information. > If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5365 > ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################