Re: gEDA-user: Anybody have any experience with cheap chinese reflow ovens?

[Colin D Bennett <colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:40:21 +0000
David Smith <Dave.Smith@xxxxxx> wrote:

> yamazakir2 wrote:
> > I'm talking about ones such as these:
> > 
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/T-962-INFRARED-IC-HEATER-REFLOW-WAVE-OVEN-BGA-T962-a5-/120664888674?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c18301562
> > 
> > It seems like $320 shipped is pretty cheap for a reflow oven... to
> > the point where I question the quality/reliability. Getting one of
> > these would make assembling my boards 2-3x faster,so it's tempting.
> 
> There's an article on the SparkFun website where they claim that
> you're better off buying a domestic hot-plate (!)

SparkFun tutorial:
Reflow Skillet:  A comparison of five SMD soldering methods.
http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/59

Regards,
Colin


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