[sdiy] Reflow revisited and a bit OT, sorry

[ASSI]

On Sunday 29 August 2010, David Ingebretsen wrote:
> 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.

Whether these problems are really related to solder joints or not has not 
yet conclusively settled.  Some of the "repair methods" you can find on the 
net most certainly don't have any direct effect on the solder joints.
 
> 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...

Check out the pizza oven technique, although a large PCB like the XBox would 
be difficult to heat evenly without extensive modifications.  Some people 
have reported using their baking ovens, but I don't think you'll get a fast 
enough temperature rise/fall.  Beta Layout even sells an electric tabletop 
pizza oven with their "Reflow Kit".


Achim.
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