Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 20 13:49:54 EST 2013 | tkotwal
I'm looking for a preheater for hand soldering, but haven't used one before so I could use some advice. Does anyone have any preferred styles or brands? Is there anything in particular that I should either look for or should avoid? I've seen prices r
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 20 15:20:34 EST 2013 | hegemon
Depending on your requirements, you could range from a hair dryer, heat gun, toaster oven, hot plate, on up to digitally controlled surfaces and convective systems. You'll have to gauge for yourself whether you are just trying to add some heat energy
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 09:30:05 EST 2013 | tkotwal
Thank you for the advice Hegemon. I agree that there is a wide range of options available. I'm looking for something that can give me some repeatable surface temp control, is easy to work with, and has at least decent build quality. I don't necessari
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 12:49:07 EST 2013 | deanm
We had the same problem with one of our boards with ground planes so that it required preheat using a hotplate before hand soldering. Then I learned about the Metcal MX-5000 series soldering irons. I was skeptical at first but we can now solder the s
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 21 08:55:35 EDT 2003 | russ
The pads you use for Reflow will be be fine for handsolder. Russ
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 19 12:00:07 EDT 2003 | modeltech
I am completely new to SMT design and for my next project I plan to use SMT for the first time. Since production volumes of the PCB's will be low, hand soldering is definitely an option, and will be necessary for my prototype PCB assembly. My proble
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 03 13:01:36 EDT 2011 | waveroom
I'm thinking that your soldering irons are not up to the task. take a tip temperature measurement of the iron prior to and during soldering process. With high temp solder alloys you need an iron that provides continuous temperature at the tip. Doing
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 11 21:24:00 EDT 2012 | vergara1
I'm also looking for tips for SMT hand soldering > with Sn05Pb93.5Ag1.5. Our technician is quite > good with standard SMT hand soldering, but hasn't > worked with HMP solder. > > Some specific > questions: > > - If the iron tip is hot enough >
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 12 12:08:16 EDT 2012 | tkotwal
Thanks for the advice. We have only done one PCB with HMP solder and did not use preheating, but I've been wondering if it would have been helpful since we had some trouble getting the solder to flow. If you have any more specific advice about the te
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 23 12:13:02 EDT 2011 | richieoreilly
Hi, We are currently having issues with hand soldering High melting point solder wire. Can anyone give a few tips. We are Preheating boards to 120 deg C and using soldering irons @ 410 deg C. The quality is ok but the ts taking 20-30 seconds to c
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