[sdiy] DIY PCB-making in top quality

[Tim Parkhurst]

The reflow ovens might be okay for DIY (if you've got room for a 10 to 15
foot long oven, and 220VAC to run it, and don't mind having another zero
added to the end of your utility bill), but the pick and place machines
would be no good for most DIYers. The tape feeders require at least a foot
(or more) of empty 'leader' to be threaded into the feeder mechanism
(remember, I used to set up these things for a living). So unless you
basically have full reels of all your Cs and Rs and transistors and even
small ICs, you wouldn't even be able to use the pick and place. ALSO, the
programming and setup time is enough that it really isn't worth even
automating for anything less than twenty or thirty boards (skilled workers
can do ten or twenty boards faster by hand). 

And here you all were, ready to bid the $70K to $150K (US$) a used Siemens
Pick and Place machine will run...

;-)


Tim (oh yeah, that checkbook is in my other suit...in my other closet...in
my other life) Servo

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Thompson [mailto:ifixaudio at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 9:33 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] DIY PCB-making in top quality
> 
> Might be a bargain but you could end up spending more on shipping than for
> the equipment.
> 
> >From: Senso <senso at dds.nl>
> >To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> >Subject: [sdiy] DIY PCB-making in top quality
> >Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:09:30 +0200
> >
> >Complete kit to make your own professional PCB's:
> >
> >http://www.troostwijkauctions.com/flyerPdf/4077.pdf
> >
> >Happy bidding!  :-)
> >Senso
> >
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