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 Aug 24 03:12:01 EDT 2011 | richieoreilly
Hi, The solder we use is Sn5Pb93.5Ag1.5. with a melting point of about 30 degrees.
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 23 16:48:29 EDT 2011 | jax
assuming Sn05Pb93.5Ag1.5 Without knowing what you are trying to solder, PTH or SMT, the time might not be that far off. Does that time include stripping, cleaning, plating the leads prior to soldering onto the board?... pre-tinning the board as well
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 18 20:01:46 EDT 2012 | vergara1
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
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 30 22:09:29 EDT 2013 | Bioman
Anything that occupy space and has weight.
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 Aug 24 03:17:21 EDT 2011 | richieoreilly
Hi, Thanks for the info. The current process is a standard SMT hand soldering process. The time does not include cleaning, prepping and pre-tinning. Its just the time for the re-flow of one joint itself. We are waiting on some new tips to experimen
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 | Tue Sep 18 20:50:35 EDT 2012 | vergara1
ATTENTION*****Sorry I missed informed you on the second tip; tip should be set at 399C/750F.******** Melissa
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
