No Images? Click Here Techniques, tips, and helpful information about circuit board rework and repair. This free newsletter is a publication of Circuit Technology Center and CircuitMedic. January 28, 2009 About Us For over 25 years Circuit Technology Center has been the world's most innovative specialist in circuit board rework and repair. Whether supporting you with our comprehensives services or with products from our CircuitMedic brand, our mission is simple. Save you money, save you time, and make your company more profitable. Jeff Ferry, President Peter Vigneau, GM Andy Price, Sales Manager Damaged Plated Holes? This plated hole repair kit has all the tools and materials you'll need to repair damaged plated through holes in circuit boards. CircuitMedic Test Your Knowledge What do you call the natural, molecular-attraction force that inhibits the spread of a liquid at its interface with a solid surface. See the answer below. Did You Know? Most cars operate at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour. Do You Have Solder Contamination on gold contacts? Here's the perfect kit for replating solder-contaminated gold edge contacts. Unique plating probes use pre-wrapped, screw-on plating anodes. CircuitMedic Elegant Alternative to Dead Bug Rework This is an example of a recent project where the solution was more reliable, less labor intensive and much more elegant that the alternative... dead bugging. If you're not familiar with dead bugging it's when you need to add components to a circuit board and have no place to put them so you glue them upside-down and run jumper wires to complete the circuits. It's usually a big mess... Learn more ... Latest News Informative Flash Videos Posted Circuit Technology Center has posted several informational Flash video on the company web site. These brief Flash videos feature the company's many services. The narrated video clips outline the various repair and rework services available from Circuit Technology Center, with accompanying illustrations and diagrams... CircuitMedic Develops Aerospace Designed Circuit Frame Kits CircuitMedic has recently expanded the company's extensive line of circuit bonding kits. These new kits include replacement circuit frames designed to meet strict Aerospace requirements. Standard circuit frames have a dry-film adhesive backing and do not use liquid epoxies for bonding. However, some aerospace requirements have strict out-gassing standards and the dry film adhesive may not ... Industry Features Rugged computers required Information, knowledge, and communication–all are interrelated and crucial to today's military missions and warfighters in the field. ... Military & Aerospace Electronics Magazine Leaded parts still in high demand Most electronic components are now lead-free. Yet even in a post-ROHS world, components that contain lead are in high ... EDN Magazine Matching Cleaning Process to Solder Paste How can we determine PCBA cleanliness in a cleaning process? How do cleaning materials change with environmental ... Surface Mount Technology Magazine Beyond the Standards In the world of rework and repair there can never be a standard procedure for every emergency. Things can happen too quickly and "on-the-spot" there can be an urgent necessity to go above and beyond the recognized standards outlined in the IPC as well as other industry guides. These kinds of situations demand innovation; new processes that will provide reliable alternatives to scrapping out expensive, or critically needed ... Learn more ... Are You Dumping Boards in the Scrap Barrel? What happens to your valuable circuit boards when they're damaged? Can you repair them reliably? You might be surprised. Circuit Technology Center Quote of the Day "Men and women belong to different species, and communication between them is a science still in its infancy." Bill Cosby "As my assistant, your job will be to follow me around humming the "Jaws" theme every time I enter a room." Copyright © Randy Glasbergen 5 BGA Rework Systems Ready for Action BGA component rework is a demanding, exacting business. Next time you need BGA rework, give us a call. With 5 top-of-the-line BGA rework systems we have capacity to spare. Circuit Technology Center Knowledge Test Answer What do you call the natural, molecular-attraction force that inhibits the spread of a liquid at its interface with a solid surface. Answer: Surface Tension Past Issues December 14, 2009 November 23, 2009 October 27, 2009 September 29, 2009 August 25, 2009 July 28, 2009 June 24, 2009 May 26, 2009 April 27, 2009 March 25, 2009 Circuit Technology Center, Inc. 135 Ward Hill Avenue, Haverhill, MA 01835 USA Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved. CircuitMedic is a Circuit Technology Center Brand A publication of Circuit Technology Center and CircuitMedic. This email was sent to: {{user("email")}} To change you subscription visit our Subscription Page. {{ openrate() }}