December 15, 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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 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.
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Test Your Knowledge
Which of these famous science fiction writers played a part in the development of radar? H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, or Arthur C. Clark.
See the answer in the right column.
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Did You Know?
The three most common elements in the universe are hydrogen, helium and oxygen.
 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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Hot Air Rework Review
When performing rework using hot air rework systems, two factors are important if you expect a successful outcome.
In addition to the obvious heating/process settings, proper nozzle selection and proper positioning of the circuit assembly during the removal process are ...
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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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Solder Mask Touch-Up At BGA Sites
Solder mask has one primary purpose at a BGA site, and that is to isolate solder wetting to a specific area, e.g., the BGA pad, so that a good solder joint will be formed.
This soldern mask usually isolates the pad from the conductor, or from the track leading to a via or plated hole. Sometimes there is only a thin "dam" of mask between the pad area and exposed track and hole.
This dam or masking is delicate, and easily damaged or dislodged during rework. If it isn’t repaired, the result ...
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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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Broken Pin Repair
While working with an extremely expensive pin grid array style component, a customer reported that they broke off a pin at the base near the component body.
The shoulder of the pin was approximately twice the diameter of the main pin body and approximately .50" (12.7 mm) in length. Is it possible to repair damage to a component like ...
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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
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Albert Einstein
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"You need to learn the law of supply and demand: it's your job to supply maximum time and effort and it's my job to demand more!"
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Test Your Knowledge
Which of these famous science fiction writers played a part in the development of radar? H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, or Arthur C. Clark.
Answer: Arthur C. Clark
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Past Issues
December 14, 2009
November 23, 2009
October 27, 2009
September 29, 2009
August 25, 2009
July 28, 2009
June 24, 2009
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April 27, 2009
March 25, 2009
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