RE: Ethernet Boards

["Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been considering one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45069&item=43415053
74&rd=1

no connection, other than thinking that it may be handy....

having said that, I've had success desoldering SMT stuff using a careful
Hot
Air Gun

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Welsh [mailto:bob-ukha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 07 December 2004 11:22
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Ethernet Boards



Oh - I know what solder oven is....I just think I'm a long way away from
ever needing my own one !

:-D

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward, David [mailto:DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 December 2004 10:56
> 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
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> > 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
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