[sdiy] Movie of modern SMT board stuffing

[Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N.]

On 3/26/06, Paul Schreiber <synth1 at airmail.net> wrote:
>  I made a 13min movie of the MOTM-650 MIDI-CV converter
> boards (4 up on a panel) being stuffed:
>
> www.synthtech.com/m650/m650stuffing.wmv
>
>  Paul S.

Thanks for posting that Paul. :)
We've got 3 1/2 SMT lines where I work.  I've never gotten into the
SMT lines at work, preferring to work with normal sized components. :P
;)  LOL

Being in Testing now since October, I actually AM doing a fair bit of
SMT repair also.  Gravestones (a part standing up on it's end, where
it's soldered); parts flipped over upside down; the solder not melted
at one end or melted along entire body of a part.
Cooked resistors and caps down at that size, is kinda cool looking. ;)
 Especially under conformal coating. :O  LOL

I've spoken with my boss about having some of my own boards done on an
SMT line, but I'd have to learn the entire process from start to
finish.  (Writing the programs for the printer; parts placement; etc.;
loading the parts placers)  A few weeks of learning, isn't even
possible, with how busy we are.  (Just started building a new plant to
move into.)

Oh well.  I'll just stick with my 'surface mount at home' technique,
learned from Electronotes. :D  At least it, doesn't have 2 to 6 hours
setup time for a new board. :)  Takes me about an hour to prepare all
of my leaded components for soldering, and I'm ready. ;)

(I've started doing a photo shoot OF this technique.  At some point,
I'll be posting the series of it from start to finish of an entire
panel, in my Eventual Builder's Guide section.  It may help others in
building.  Over my years, I've found it the easiest and quickest way,
to build and debug, at home. :) )


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