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Subject: Re: smd soldering

From: "Phil Moore" <prmoore@...>
Date: 2006-02-10

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <alienrelics@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "marcelbernards"
> <marcelbernards@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Phil Moore" <prmoore@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a project where I will be soldering a large number of
tssops
> > > and 44 pin plccs. They boards already have the discrete smd's
on
> > > them, top and bottom. I'm trying to figure out a way to
quickly
> > solder
> > > a package.
>
> > There was an article in a recent Dutch elector mag about hacking
a cheap
> > small oven for reflow soldering smd packages. Nice project....
> >
> > I tried putting a PCB on a very hot iron upside down and that
seems to
> > work too. It depends on the soldering paste quality used. (low
melting
> > temp)
> > I bought a small amount (+/-300g) at a local electronics dump
store ($5)
> > Some others suggest a cheap electric cooker and drop the PCB on
that
> > for a short while.
>
> There is a Yahoogroup on the subject of using toaster ovens for
this
> sort of thing. Look through the archives and files there.
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/E-Z_Bake/?yguid=75167566
>
> There is also an article in a past Seattle Robotics newsletter on
the
> same thing, and I seem to recall someone mentioning an article in
Nuts
> N Volts.
>
> Steve Greenfield
>
Can I use a toaster oven when there are already soldered components
on the board?