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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:36 pm    Post subject: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

Hello all
Please do tell me that what type of instruments and equipments are used
in testing/repairing a microprocessor/microcontroller­/VLSI based
single/multilayer PCB.Also let me know any other information and tips
regarding PCB repair.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Sadia

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TimPerry
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:36 am    Post subject: Re: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

<sadia.k.ahmed@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1126880034.226063.25320@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
Hello all
Please do tell me that what type of instruments and equipments are used
in testing/repairing a microprocessor/microcontroller­/VLSI based
single/multilayer PCB.Also let me know any other information and tips
regarding PCB repair.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Sadia

a tall order maam. what are you attempting to accomplish? most of these
boards, once determined to be defective, are scrapped.
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Michael A. Terrell
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:10 am    Post subject: Re: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

sadia.k.ahmed@gmail.com wrote:
Quote:

Hello all
Please do tell me that what type of instruments and equipments are used
in testing/repairing a microprocessor/microcontroller­/VLSI based
single/multilayer PCB.Also let me know any other information and tips
regarding PCB repair.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Sadia


If you don't know what equipment you will need, it is very unlikely
that you have the skills required to do the work. :(

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

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John Robertson
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:33 pm    Post subject: Re: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

On 2005-09-24 19:10:45 -0700, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> said:

Quote:
sadia.k.ahmed@gmail.com wrote:

Hello all
Please do tell me that what type of instruments and equipments are used
in testing/repairing a microprocessor/microcontroller­/VLSI based
single/multilayer PCB.Also let me know any other information and tips
regarding PCB repair.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Sadia


If you don't know what equipment you will need, it is very unlikely
that you have the skills required to do the work. :(


Why would you need years of learning, soldering skills, tons of test
equipment, filing cabinets of schematics, and the ability to see
problems before they happen? Just ask us!

John :-#)#
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just flip out."
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Michael A. Terrell
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:33 am    Post subject: Re: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

John Robertson wrote:
Quote:

Why would you need years of learning, soldering skills, tons of test
equipment, filing cabinets of schematics, and the ability to see
problems before they happen? Just ask us!

John :-#)#


Ok, John, tell me everything you know about the Microdyne RCB2000
telemetry receiver. I worked on it at the factory, and had direct
access to the designers, yet I still needed over $1,000,000 worth of
test equipment and half a file cabinet full of schematics and other data
to make them work. Its no wonder that it cost $80,000 per radio.

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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John Robertson
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

On 2005-10-03 12:33:50 -0700, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> said:

Quote:
John Robertson wrote:

Why would you need years of learning, soldering skills, tons of test
equipment, filing cabinets of schematics, and the ability to see
problems before they happen? Just ask us!

John :-#)#


Ok, John, tell me everything you know about the Microdyne RCB2000
telemetry receiver. I worked on it at the factory, and had direct
access to the designers, yet I still needed over $1,000,000 worth of
test equipment and half a file cabinet full of schematics and other data
to make them work. Its no wonder that it cost $80,000 per radio.

WAS that the typical repair bill (ducking for cover!)

Exactly my point though about the fellow asking how to fix stuff easily!

John :-#)#
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Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call
(604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they
just flip out."
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Michael A. Terrell
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: Re: PCB testing or repairing Reply with quote

John Robertson wrote:
Quote:

On 2005-10-03 12:33:50 -0700, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> said:

Ok, John, tell me everything you know about the Microdyne RCB2000
telemetry receiver. I worked on it at the factory, and had direct
access to the designers, yet I still needed over $1,000,000 worth of
test equipment and half a file cabinet full of schematics and other data
to make them work. Its no wonder that it cost $80,000 per radio.

WAS that the typical repair bill (ducking for cover!)

Exactly my point though about the fellow asking how to fix stuff easily!


The radios each cost $80,000 new. I worked at the factory where they
were built. All of them were still under warranty so there were no
repair bills or charges for software upgrades. In fact, the first batch
that were shipped did get a field upgrade. We sent two people from
engineering to the customer's site rather than have them ship over a
half million dollars worth of equipment back to us. The upgrade was
required because they had specified the wrong bandwidths for the IF and
video DSP filters. The amount of equipment required to work on a
RCB-2000 was due to the complexity of the design.


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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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