The Tray

The tray comprised of two customized aluminum hollow bar which is placed in parallel to hold the pcb while inserting the component. The PCB placed on the tray allows the bottom solder side exposed so that the through hole component can be inserted. I is a very useful tool for mass production of pcb boards.

The aluminum bar is placed in parallel to each other. It is hold on by a very long bolt and nuts to tighten and adjust the tray width at each end to suit the pcb size. The nuts are placed on each of the tray side wall so that it could be firmly tightened. The length of the aluminum tray could be around 2-4 meters depending on the amount of space available.

This tray is designed to be used with the PCB dipping machine. This is because all of the component in that PCB is inserted completely, then it will be soldered using the dipping machine. (see the posts on dipping machine)




This is how the hollow aluminum bar looks like.








This is how the PCB is placed onto the tray.







That's me after doing those component insertion.







The complete inserted component on PCB ready for dipping machine.