Homebrew PCBs

do you have picture ? to see how look like this heat gun .. ? 
thank you 




--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, michael tenore <wb2lcw@...> wrote:
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> Has anyone looked at those plastic weldeing  units at Harbor freight? They look 
> like the heat guns on the rework stations I,ve seen in the catalogs?
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> They look like a soldering iron with a hollow heated tube for a tip and a hose for air to flow through..
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> From: Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...>
> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 7:50:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] heat guns
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> Dylan Smith wrote:
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> > El 02-ago-09, a las 11:31, Stefan Trethan escribió:
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> > > Not really, for $50. What you definitely need if you want any sort of
> > > consistency is electronic temperature control and adjustabe air
> > > volume.
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> > I get consistent results from a $30 electric paint stripping gun.
> > Plenty of air, but not too much to blow away 0603 sized parts. Works
> > very well for desoldering high pin count components too (such as DIP
> > 40).
> > 
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> There are two variables that control temperature. One is distance from 
> the nozzle and the other is heater element power. Sure you can control 
> distance with cheap heat gun, but from experience its far safer to hold 
> the nozzle relatively close and rely on temperature control. Large TQFP 
> ICs should reflow shortly after the smaller 0603's begin to reflow. 
> Maybe your $30 gun so happens to be at just the right power level.
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