Electronics Forum | Mon May 24 15:50:11 EDT 2004 | Rob
hi all What do you think about soldering pb-free in reflow oven (air) lenght 1,7m (5 zones top,bottom) with max zone temp. 300C? Do you think that this process will be stable? Our max PCb dimension 260x260 mm. When i compare different oven producer t
Electronics Forum | Mon May 24 16:45:44 EDT 2004 | Bob
BTU as well as most oven manufactuers have great products. If they fit what your looking for and can give you good support(preferably local) then you should not really see any quality problems with their products. With the oven max temperature of 300
Electronics Forum | Mon May 24 17:32:18 EDT 2004 | pjc
Look to the no-Pb solderpaste mfr. specs for on-board temps. For example, Indium Corp. has a product that performs at on-board temps of 229C. Now, your BTU oven will handle this no problem, as will most modern ovens. Its all about thermal mass. Look
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 25 16:16:01 EST 2005 | pjc
Here are some 5 zones models to look for: Electrovert OmniFlo5 Conceptronic HVA70 BTU VIP70 Vitronics SMR or XPM 520 Heller 1088 (4 zone)
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 05 18:31:22 EDT 2019 | ttheis
I would really suggest staying away from novastar on their ovens- we had a really bad experience with two of their ovens being unable to maintain temperature properly. We ended up buying a used BTU VIP70 and it has been working out great. A Heller 18
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 20 16:21:54 EDT 2013 | woodsmt
I would reccomend at least a 8 zone system when doing RoHs. Most of the better systems (Vitronics, heller, BTU, ETC) built since 2006 should be able to run the higher temps for Pb Free. Should be a lot of them on the market world wide (used) with l
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 16 20:09:01 EST 1999 | Wayne Bracy
| | | Looking for a company that makes a small batch reflow oven. Not a belt-style convection oven, but a cabinet style that can 125 c to 150 c. | | | | | | Thank you | | | | | TRY GE I HAVE ONE AT HOME THAT COOKES PRETY DARN GOOD. And it will get
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 16 19:25:32 EST 1999 | Earl Moon
| | Looking for a company that makes a small batch reflow oven. Not a belt-style convection oven, but a cabinet style that can 125 c to 150 c. | | | | Thank you | | | TRY GE I HAVE ONE AT HOME THAT COOKES PRETY DARN GOOD. And it will get hotter if
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 22 15:05:52 EST 1999 | Scott
| | | | Looking for a company that makes a small batch reflow oven. Not a belt-style convection oven, but a cabinet style that can 125 c to 150 c. | | | | | | | | Thank you | | | | | | | TRY GE I HAVE ONE AT HOME THAT COOKES PRETY DARN GOOD. And i
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 28 10:04:09 EDT 2007 | SMT GUY
Now I know why BTU's sales for Qtr.1 2007 were only 15 mil.
