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Re: Making a homebrew board using QFN packages

2006-01-30 by idaho_huckleberry

--- 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

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