July 29, 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
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 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.
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Test Your Knowledge
What is the lightest metal?
See the answer below.
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Did You Know?
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
 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
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 Case of the Missing SMT Pads
We often discuss methods of repairing circuit boards but what about replacing surface mount pads that were never there to begin with?
Here's a mystery that could well be called "Case of the Missing SMT Pads." A military contractor had a problem. Some SMT pads were missing from some circuit board assemblies.
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 2600 Pin BGA Rework
You've just been given a board with a shorted BGA site. You've done this many times before, but still, as any one who has attempted BGA removal and replacement knows, BGA rework at any level can be finicky and challenging.
In this case the challenge is magnified as this BGA component has 2600 balls at 1.0 mm pitch.
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 Adding A Via Hole
We've all heard of via in pad, blind vias, even buried vias, but have you ever experienced the "Via to nowhere" phenomena? Well, here's how it goes.
We received a call from a customer that found they were missing ten vias on their now populated circuit boards. The vias were supposed to connect from surface circuitry and to an internal ground layer.
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 IPC Certified Circuit Board Repair Training
Classes Scheduled:
October 6-7, 2009
This two day course covers those modules within the IPC-7711/IPC-7721 Training and Certification Programs needed to obtain an IPC certification in circuit board damage repair.
Course covers in detail the most common problems facing technicians who must repair physical damage found on modern circuit board assemblies. Includes in-depth review of base board repair, conductor repair, land repair, gold edge contact repair, and surface mount ...
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 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.
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Quote of the Day
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
Alan Kay
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"New safety regulations won't allow us to think outside of the box anymore because boxes have sharp corners."
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 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
Test Your Knowledge
What is the lightest metal?
Answer: Lithium
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