September 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 comprehensive 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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 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.
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Test Your Knowledge
List the date of these inventions in chronological order: Nylon, Stainless Steel, Plastics
See the answer below.
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Did You Know?
Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
 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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 Challenging Gold Contact Repair
In the electronics industry, gold plating is ancient technology and the problems encountered in plating are just as ancient. Unfortunately that doesn't make them any easier to solve. Things are always changing in this business, getting smaller, more complicated and sometimes you have to be innovative to solve an unusual problem.
Recently a customer was in a tough bind regarding defective plating. They manufactured a massive backplane over four feet long and two feet wide. The board is nearly one half inch thick and plated throughout with gold ...
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 We're Moving!
Please mark your calendar. We're moving to a new facility and will be operational on November 1, 2009.
The New Address
Circuit Technology Center
22 Parkridge Road
Haverhill, MA 01835 USA
Our phone numbers and email addresses will remain the same.
 BGA Footprint Mismatch: Daughter Card to the Rescue
You have a new board and the BGA component doesn't fit the board footprint. Is this a nightmare of a problem? It is one we see at Circuit Technology Center every other month or so.
It's seems to be a problem faced by OEM’s early in the development cycle. In this actual example the flagship product an OEM is working on has gotten to the post assembly test phase and there's a hang-up ...
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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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 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.
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Quote of the Day
"The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier."
Bill Gates
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"Billy, you've been a fine son, but it's time for a change. I found a child overseas who can do it cheaper."
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 MicroDrill - The Repair Technician's Dream!
The surgical grade Micro-Drill is a true workhorse. Remove coatings, cut circuits, drill holes, all with super precision. Just like a dental drill, the hand piece is lightweight and easy to maneuver. Tech's love them.
CircuitMedic
Test Your Knowledge
List the date of these inventions in chronological order: Nylon, Stainless Steel, Plastics
Answer: Plastics 1868, Stainless Steel 1913, Nylon 1938
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Past Issues
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