[sdiy] Reflow revisited and a bit OT, sorry

[Graham Atkins]

Hi David,

The principle of repairing is not O/T. What sort of device packages  
are in use
here ?. Do they need a full reflow or could you use a miniature iron  
with suitable
bit(s). SMT soldering and rework practices have got good coverage on  
YouTube
and elsewhere.

Graham

On 28 Aug 2010, at 23:02, David Ingebretsen wrote:

>
> My son has at last arrived at a stage where he wants to tinker,  
> experiment,
> and think about things mechanical and electronic. I couldn't be  
> prouder :)
>
> He has a broken X-Box, presumably with the standard flaky solder joint
> problems. While the X-Box is clearly off topic, the desire to reflow  
> the PCB
> is not.
>
> Can anyone point me to a How-To or give me some advice regarding how  
> to
> reflow this PCB without investing $100s into some weird oven? I really
> didn't find anything in my search of the archives, although one of  
> you is no
> doubt going to show me where I didn't look...
>
> You can chastise me here of off list for the off topic question  
> which has
> probably been answered a dozen times. I can take it. I'm a man who  
> knows how
> to use a soldering iron :)
>
> David
>
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