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11.
Adjustments and Alignments
1. Platform planarity. This procedure is only necessary if the vacuum pick does not pick up the
component.
a. Insert the large vacuum pick.
b. Insert a PCB into holder.
c. Advance the production process to the 'place' step. Do not pick up a component.
d. Lower the heater head to the PCB by clicking the green button during the place step.
When the vacuum pick contacts the PCB click the heater stop button.
e. Loosen the four large screws on the front of the platform.
f.
Adjust the smaller four screws to bring the platform and PCB level with the vacuum pick.
Loosening a screw will raise that portion of the platform. Tightening a screw will lower
that portion of the platform. To keep the screws tight for every bit you loosen a screw,
tighten the opposite screw equally as much.
g. Once the platform is level, tighten the four large screws.
h. Raise the heater by clicking the red button.
2. Camera alignment. The camera must be aligned to the nozzle on the heater head.
a. Insert a nozzle in the heater head.
b. On the Profile screen, adjust all the heaters to minimum temperatures.
c. Go to the setup screen and click on calibration. Advance to the focus step and click on
the green focus button.
d. Loosen the nozzle retention screw and rotate the nozzle so its 4 sides are aligned with
the edges of the viewing window.
e. Zoom in on the image so it fills the viewing area.
f.
If the nozzle edges are too far back:
i.
Open the back of the TF 1500.
WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH LIVE CIRCUITS!
