From the category archives:

rework and repair

Micro drill for pcb rework & repair

26 February 2013 rework and repair

The CircuitMedic Micro Drill system is versatile and powerful – making it ideal for milling, drilling, grinding, cutting and sanding printed circuit boards. It removes coating, cuts circuits, cuts leads, drills holes, cuts slots, shapes FR4 and performs many other procedures using various interchangeable bits. We think this is a great little tool. It is [...]

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2011 Practical Components catalogue now available

19 August 2011 dummy components

The new Practical Components Catalogue is now available. Practical are reknown for having the best range of dummy electronic components and mechanical samples – ideal for process testing, training and equipment trials. The catalogue is designed to help to you quickly find the products needed to improve or define your technology and your processes. The [...]

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First-aid repair – epoxy kits for printed circuit boards

14 July 2011 adhesives

The CRC115-1322 Epoxy Kit is ideal for the repair of printed circuit board damage. This kit contains 10 packages of clear, low viscosity, superior strength epoxy, precisely measured out into twinpack plastic packages so it is easy to use and there is no measuring. Once cured, this epoxy makes an effective electrical insulator with good [...]

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Cleaners, coatings and rework tools for electronics manufacturing – new website

14 February 2011 cleaning

Congratulations to old friends and sales partners Techspray, who have a new website. We have been successfully working with them for many years selling both Techspray and Plato products. These include the best quality desoldering braid, freezers and dusters, wipes, swabs, brushes, conformal coatings, temporary masks and cleaning chemistries. The Plato range includes solder pots [...]

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Bonding jumper wires

15 December 2010 adhesives

The addition of wires to printed circuit boards appears to be a necessary evil in a fast changing design environment. The wires are used to increment or replace the printed wiring on the pcb. These wires are often called jumper wires, wire tacks, patch wires, etc. Flextac Tape Dots replace glues and adhesives with super-sticky [...]

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New Techspray information for 2009

9 April 2009 conformal coating

We have started to integrate into our website some new catalogue sheets from sales partner Techspray. There are seven of them, which you can download here: Conformal Coatings & Temporary Solder Masks Duster & Freeze Sprays ESD & Anti-Static Products Cutters & Brushes Precision Cleaners & Defluxers Rework & Desoldering Braid Wipes & Swabs

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