Homebrew PCBs

The six minutes warmup time is what frightens me off, I know it is
only at peak temperature for a much shorter period but still....

Now, how to go about doublesided SMD soldering on a hotplate? Would it
work to prop the board up by the corners with spacers and just let the
heat rise into it? I've seen commercial hotplates that have kind of a
lid to trap heat like in a small oven.

ST

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:15 PM, DJ Delorie<dj@...> wrote:

> That's what I've got too.  No temperature control, though - the
> warm-up curve is good enough for me as-is.  I *do* have to let it cool
> down between boards, though.  I put the board on it when it's cold,
> turn it on, and six minutes later everything reflows and I slide the
> board off.
>