Wednesday 23 November 2016

Capacitive Discharge Welder Stores Energy for Quick Welds

Capacitive discharge welder is used for making all sorts of welds. It is widely used for welding battery tabs. The batteries used in the laptops can be repurposed. If you want to make an electric bike or a small motor and need a battery for it, get an old battery and work with it.  This way you can save more than half your money.

Some welders are affordable and last you longer while some commercial units may not be durable. When choosing a welder look for a popular brand name.  The ones made by Sunstone and Avio are quite popular due to their efficiency and high functionality.

When working with the unit safety needs to be a number one concern as electricity is harmful. Devices that use a low voltage are good to work with as you will not get electrocuted. With a high voltage, you can get the jolts. The weld site will also spark if you do not apply ample pressure on the electrode. This is why everyone is required to wear safety goggles while doing welds. Gloves also help protect you from sparks and let you have a good grip throughout the welding process.

A capacitive discharge welder has large capacitors that store energy and release it quickly when required. They work fast and the nugget formation takes place within in a few milliseconds. The energy used during the weld does not heat up the rest of the material as is the case with other types of welding. The nearby area affected by the heating and cooling is smaller in size. Metals change properties when heated and with a CD welder, this area is small. Both copper and aluminum are thermally and electrically conductive metals and these can be welded using the CD welders that continue performing even when the voltage fluctuates. The rapid heating fuses the metals and welds them.

The welders can be adjusted to give their minimum or maximum energy. They are used along with a power booster for more energy. You can get faster weld repetition when you use a booster with the welder.

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Tuesday 1 November 2016

ACF Bonding for Flexible Printed Circuits

ACF bonding is used in making flexible printed circuits due to its low cost and effectiveness.  The anisotropic conductive film is easy to use and makes bonding two surfaces quicker. The operation results in less wastage and therefore more manufacturers are using it to connect flex on board or flex on chip.

When you need to put together a flexible printed circuit to another flexible printed circuit or with a flexible printed board, ACF bonding is the right choice as it provides the mechanical strength to bonded parts. Heat and pressure are used in the bonding process and after the area cools down it becomes mechanically strong. Many companies offer soldering and bonding service to clients that make sleek looking electronic equipment and devices.  They have the latest equipment to take on their clients projects and can give you the technical advice needed to take your projects forward.

Both automatic and semi-automatic equipment is available online if you want to do the job yourself. However, businesses that outsource the work can benefit from the experience of expert companies that have been working the market for decades. You also save money on labor costs, so to make your ACF bonding projects more feasible it is good to outsource the work to an experienced company.

The bonding equipment aligns the two parts to be joined automatically. This way there is no risk of errors and all the work gets done to perfection. Such equipment is meant for medium to high volume jobs. The machines come with software and you can use it for repair jobs as well.

Some ACF bonding equipment uses a line of two or more separately controlled bonding heads. The machine is able to bond rows of assemblies in a single cycle. Carriers are used to mount assemblies which are fed into the machine and with the push of the start button the machine bonds the line of assemblies. Each line can have different bonding heads, time, temperature as well as pressure.

If you are looking for a business to run from your garage, learning how to use a bonding machine can be fruitful. You can make a handsome income repairing printed circuits and printed circuit boards.

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