Homebrew PCBs

--- 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?