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Subject: Re: Making a homebrew board using QFN packages

From: "idaho_huckleberry" <dmiller45@...>
Date: 2006-01-30

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" <eldata@m...>
wrote:
>
> > You could reflow it in a wok.
>
> Toaster oven would be better. Saw a nice infrared convection
toaster
> oven with digital temperature display and controls, if only it was
> programmable.
>
>
> > Solder paste is (relatively) cheap: $16
>
> That's $16.00 for 1.2 ounces BTW.
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Young" <mikewhy@s...>
wrote:
> >
> > You could reflow it in a wok. Solder paste is (relatively) cheap:
$16
> at
> >
>

You may be interested in an article that appeared in the Circuit
Cellar magazine, July, 2004, Issue 168. The author described the
circuits required to convert a toaster oven to a reflow oven,
complete with profiles, and down loadable software.

Dave Miller