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RickB
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
DIY SMD Reflow Oven in Elektor January 2006 |
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This sounds interesting, according to www.elektor-electronics.co.uk
Elektor will be publishing an article on how a cheapo pizza oven can be
modified into an SMD reflow oven. Brilliant idea, never seen anyone
doing that. I haven't seen the article yet (I'm on subscription, mag is
due next Saturday 10 Dec.) but I'm very curious to see how the
temperature for the various solder phases is accurately controlled as
that seems to be the critical factor.
http://www.elektor-electronics.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=27&year=2006&month=1&art=52955&PN=On
There's also a dedicated topic on their Forum.
RickB
(on pizza for most of the week)
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Dirk Bruere at Neopax
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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Mike Young wrote:
| Quote: | "RickB" <homelab@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1134048455.247085.195580@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
This sounds interesting, according to www.elektor-electronics.co.uk
Elektor will be publishing an article on how a cheapo pizza oven can be
modified into an SMD reflow oven. Brilliant idea, never seen anyone
doing that. I haven't seen the article yet (I'm on subscription, mag is
Maybe not for the faint of heart... I reflow in a wok on a gas range.
Medium flame is about right on profile judging from visual cues only:
flux activation in about a minute, and reflow starts about 2 minutes
later. ISO certification is unlikely, but not a concern here.
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And I just thought you ran a blowtorch up and down the board untill stuff starts
to drip...
--
Dirk
The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
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Joel Kolstad
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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"Dirk Bruere at Neopax" <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | And I just thought you ran a blowtorch up and down the board untill stuff
starts to drip...
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The wok approach is required for mil-spec compliance.
:-)
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Mike Young
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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"RickB" <homelab@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1134048455.247085.195580@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | This sounds interesting, according to www.elektor-electronics.co.uk
Elektor will be publishing an article on how a cheapo pizza oven can be
modified into an SMD reflow oven. Brilliant idea, never seen anyone
doing that. I haven't seen the article yet (I'm on subscription, mag is
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Maybe not for the faint of heart... I reflow in a wok on a gas range. Medium
flame is about right on profile judging from visual cues only: flux
activation in about a minute, and reflow starts about 2 minutes later. ISO
certification is unlikely, but not a concern here. |
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Robert Lacoste
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RickB
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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thanks for the pointer Robert, I was not aware of this publication. I
noticed from the CC article that infrared heaters are preferred, I can
see why.
Circuit Cellar, wasn't that just Steve Garcia many moons ago?
Rick |
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ehsjr
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:39 am Post subject:
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Mike Young wrote:
| Quote: | "RickB" <homelab@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1134048455.247085.195580@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
This sounds interesting, according to www.elektor-electronics.co.uk
Elektor will be publishing an article on how a cheapo pizza oven can be
modified into an SMD reflow oven. Brilliant idea, never seen anyone
doing that. I haven't seen the article yet (I'm on subscription, mag is
Maybe not for the faint of heart... I reflow in a wok on a gas range.
Medium flame is about right on profile judging from visual cues only:
flux activation in about a minute, and reflow starts about 2 minutes
later. ISO certification is unlikely, but not a concern here.
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I guess it can be truly said, you wok like a man. :-)
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Rich Grise, but drunk
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
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On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:39:33 +0000, ehsjr wrote:
| Quote: | Mike Young wrote:
"RickB" <homelab@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1134048455.247085.195580@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
This sounds interesting, according to www.elektor-electronics.co.uk
Elektor will be publishing an article on how a cheapo pizza oven can be
modified into an SMD reflow oven. Brilliant idea, never seen anyone
doing that. I haven't seen the article yet (I'm on subscription, mag is
Maybe not for the faint of heart... I reflow in a wok on a gas range.
Medium flame is about right on profile judging from visual cues only:
flux activation in about a minute, and reflow starts about 2 minutes
later. ISO certification is unlikely, but not a concern here.
I guess it can be truly said, you wok like a man. :-)
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And, of course, don't neglect that famous Chinese cookbook, "How to wok
your dog"...
Cheers!
Rich |
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Rich Grise
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: DIY SMD Reflow Oven in Elektor January 2006 |
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On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 05:48:33 -0800, RickB wrote:
| Quote: | thanks for the pointer Robert, I was not aware of this publication. I
noticed from the CC article that infrared heaters are preferred, I can see
why.
Circuit Cellar, wasn't that just Steve Garcia many moons ago?
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Ciarcia, IIRC.
Cheers!
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petrus bitbyter
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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"RickB" <homelab@hotmail.co.uk> schreef in bericht
news:1134049713.411894.287550@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | thanks for the pointer Robert, I was not aware of this publication. I
noticed from the CC article that infrared heaters are preferred, I can
see why.
Circuit Cellar, wasn't that just Steve Garcia many moons ago?
Rick
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FAIK he still is. You may remember him from the days of Byte. Never knew
what happened but one day Circuit Cellar disappeared from Byte and came out
on its own. (I missed some issues at the time so it might have been
announced.) Byte went down, once tried to rise again but did not make it.
Apparently Circuit Cellar is still alive and kicking. Guess Elektor wants
(or needs) to follow the CC formula if it wants to survive. The popularity
of hobby electronics seems to be decreasing to say the least.
petrus bitbyter |
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Joel Kolstad
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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"petrus bitbyter" <pieterkraltlaatditweg@enditookhccnet.nl> wrote in message
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| Quote: | The popularity of hobby electronics seems to be decreasing to say the least.
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I don't think that's necessarily true. My observations have been:
1) For basic electronics, people seem to want to find resources on-line these
day, and there are some very good web sites out there. This eliminates some
of the demand for printed articles that are mostly of a tutorial nature.
Likewise, for people looking for projects to put together, there's thousands
of them instantly available on the 'net.
2) Many people who historically would have designed some circuit with a 555,
discrete transistors, etc. can now just "use a PIC" or similar microcontroller
to solve a much broader range of problems, and for a price that's still quite
inexpensive. In other words, a lot of people out there who might historically
have been hobbyist circuit designers are now closer to hobbyist systems
integrators. (To a large extent, this is out of necessity -- no single person
is going to sit around and design their own WiFi adapter at the transistor
level...!)
If anything, I'd say there are MORE electronic hobbyists out there now than
ever before; countries that have recently become more technologically focused
such as China and India are significantly contributing to this. It's just
that the type of information these people want is often not necessarily in
like with, e.g., Elektor...
I don't think publications like Circuit Cellar Ink, Nuts & Volts, or Make
Magazine (just celebrating its one year annivesary!) are going away any time
soon. Personally I'm surprised that QEX is still around, advertising a
circulation of 8,000 copies per month -- I hope it doesn't go away anytime
soon either.
---Joel |
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