In August last year, we discussed the life cycle cost savings that can be enjoyed by upgrading from old DAP 2200 series soldering furnaces. Saving money and having the peace of mind that comes from owning a reliable, well supported machine are important, but so are the performance enhancements you can use to support your customers’ requirements.
In this blog, we compare the specifications of the two system series so you can see the differences.
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- The 2200 series models (DAP, DFS, MV, HV, HVWB) were introduced in 1987 and were discontinued in 2001. The model PS-2200 was introduced in 1990 and was discontinued in 1995.
- SST cannot support these discontinued models for the following reasons:
- Replacement components, particularly integrated circuits (ICs), are no longer manufactured by our suppliers.
- Circuit boards, power packs, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), are obsolete.
- The 2200 Control System Firmware is no longer maintained.
- The SST 3130 Control system is superior to the 2200 Control System:
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SST 2200 |
SST 3130 |
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| Hardware Platform |
MOS 6502 |
Intel x86 |
MOS 6502 is obsolete. Intel x86 has long-term availability. |
| Memory Capacity |
48 kilobytes
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2 gigabytes minimum
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Increased system speed and sophistication of profiles |
| Operating System |
Proprietary Real Time |
Microsoft Windows |
MS Windows is an industry standard operating system. |
| Long Term Memory |
2 kilobytes EEPROM |
500 gigabytes hard drive |
Ability to archive historical cycles and create traceable processes |
| Data Acquisition |
None |
All Analog/Digital Input/Output logged into run data file |
Adds traceability and improved monitoring to process profiles |
| Number of Profiles |
8 recipes maximum |
Hundreds, only limited by hard drive capacity |
Increased flexibility, retrievability and ease of use |
| Communications |
RS-232 to host computer using proprietary protocol |
TCP/IP for network file sharing and printing |
High speed data communications across your network |
| Temperature Control |
Proprietary Temperature Measurement Card |
Industrial Temperature Controller with NIST traceable calibration |
Improved temperature uniformity monitoring; |
| Gas Control |
Manual Pressure Regulators and Flow Meters |
Electronic Pressure Control |
Precise, programmed gas flow control |
- Tooling cost savings - It’s good to know that DAP 2200 tooling can be used directly and immediately in Model 3130, so there’s no added tooling design and fabrication cost
- Profiles can be converted from the DAP 2200 to the Model 3130 by SST so products assembled on the DAP 2200 can easily be transferred to the Model 3130
- Gas introduction in a DAP 2200 is imprecise, using regulator and timing, with no gas level chart. In the Model 3130, the pressure level is software programmable, and pressure and temperature charts are provided for each process run.
- The Model 3130 stores each completed profile run automatically for subsequent retrieval and can be exported into EXCEL for plotting temperature, pressure, monitoring thermocouplers and heater current
As our industry has moved forward, the requirements and expectations of our customers (and yours!) have changed, requiring reliable, precise equipment to create void-free, flux-free solder joints for high reliability applications. The performance improvements detailed here show that upgrading your old DAP 2200 to a Model 3130 provides a secure, cost effective way to keep your production at peak levels and meet your customers’ needs.
To get more information, view profile comparisons or to learn more about upgrading, please contact your SST Representative.
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| Model 3130 | Model 1200 | Model 5100 |
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Zap (Pierino) Zappella
Process Engineer
SST Vacuum Reflow Systems