New machines arrive at Castle

Originally Posted by josh9mille

Big companies like traxxas dont really make anything. Everything is farmed out to other production companies. Im betting that Traxxas doesnt even make thier own plastic parts.

Yeah, they are kinda the Wal-mart of the RC community

[brushlessboy16]

Wow Patrick, thanks for that in-depth look!

You should definitely submit your company to How its made.


So when do we get details on all the motor building tech?


Wish other companies could do stuff like this... Are you looking to hire any interns??? :)
-Ben

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Im confused by the oven. Isn't the solder already placed by the stencil printer? Is it a special solder that stays in paste like form to install components and then once heated and melts and cools, it turns solid once? How can those delicate circuits survive in that high heat which im guess is like 300+ F?

That's exactly right -- the solder paste melts in the oven, and then becomes solid when it cools.

The electronics are designed to withstand the "reflow" temperature (which is the soldering temperature) for several seconds. The oven is designed so that it slowly raises the temp, spikes the temp up for a few seconds (long enough for the solder to melt) then cools the board slowly.

The solder paste is designed to be slightly sticky, to keep the parts in the right place on the circuit board. If it wasn't sticky, the parts would bounce all over the board when the placer was putting down parts.

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Wish other companies could do stuff like this... Are you looking to hire any interns??? :)
-Ben

We hire interns all the time. :) Gimme a resume!

Waauw CC is the first company who's show their production stuff at a forum. CC goes bigger and bigger? O well I keep buying CC stuf until I stop with RC hobby.