RE: Ethernet Boards

["Jon Whiten" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's me thinking it was just us with issues!  Lead-free paste, higher
melt-points and LEDs are this month's concerns.

J

-----Original Message-----
From: Ward, David [mailto:DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:56 AM
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Ethernet Boards


SMT devices are soldered using Reflow Soldering techniques

A solder paste is applied to the PCB using a thin mask (solder mask) and a
squeegee The Componets are then placed and or glued into position and the
whole lot heated until the solder melts

Job done ;-)


Or not, as the case may be as there are 101 things that can, and do, go
wrong :-S

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Welsh [mailto:bob-ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 07 December 2004 10:50
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Ethernet Boards



> I am in the planning stage of building my own SMT oven at the moment.
> I am going to need this soon as my current design has over 900 solder
> joints of which only about 35 are through hole ;-)) I think I would go
> quietly mad doing that lot more

"SMT Oven" !!

Can't help but feel I'm somewhat behind the curve on this topic...

:-D

Rob