Thanks! (I think i will stick with my soldering gun..)

Aaron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexandre Guimarces" <alexg@IIS.COM.BR>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [EE:] homemade CNC pick and place


> Hi,
>
> > toaster oven? solder PASTE? wha?!?!?
> >
> > woefully unaware,
>
>
>     Take a look on the archives to find more details, there has been a
long
> thread about using small toster ovens to solder SMD boards. I will explain
> briefly and after checking the old messages I can answer any doubts, ok ?
>
>     I have been using for a while a toaster oven with a comercial
> temperature controller that can make temperature "ramps" for soldering
0805
> SMD components with components on both sides of the board. All you need is
a
> toster oven that has infrared heaters, a good temperature controller, nice
> clearance between components for not making shadow areas and solder paste
to
> put on the components pads. The paste holds the components in place. A
> vacuum twezzer will also be very helpfull. With the right temperature
> profile and good board layout you can get results that are so nice that no
> one can tell the boards were not soldered in a big convection oven :-)
>
> Best regards,
> Alexandre Guimaraes
>
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