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 | Fri Feb 22 15:23:54 EST 2013 | tkotwal
Thank you for the advice. I have the same concerns with applying that much heat from a single point, so I will probably go with a Zephyrtronics preheater. Tom
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 | 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 14:40:42 EST 2013 | hegemon
My own preference in this arena is towards the forced air convection style preheat, the key being the forced air. Radiant preheat is too slow for some, and IR preheat can have other issues that convection (or radiant) will not. Zephyrtronics has bee
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 23 12:17:47 EST 2006 | mafc65
As Russ say, you can buy kits from Practical components and make your tries, the send those pcb's to your solder paste vendor for analysis.I am using Senju Lead free solder and I send boards to them then they cut the board and analyze your solder con
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 22 08:01:42 EST 2006 | INGE
We have a new SMT line, our customers are asking us the validation of the process. Not only the validation of the resulting assembled board (solder joint...) but also a validation of every single machine in the line (ex. stencil printer...). For exam
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 15 16:17:30 EST 2010 | rgduval
Sounds like there may be a people problem somewhere in your process. We have a couple of checks set up to aid with capturing first article issues. First, of course, the kit is checked against the BOM to ensure that all of the parts match. Then, we
Electronics Forum | Tue May 31 16:52:57 EDT 2011 | xray
Hi SSager, Check out the FA Inspector. It provides 1 Automatic Detection Mode and 2 Manual Inspection Modes. Its used to automate First Article Inspection Tasks and enhance today's principally manual process using microscopes and pen and paper. T
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