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Post #31 by Bunsen
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateMon, 11 Oct 2010 - 16:26
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/g3-lombard-issues.21403/
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we have a dedicated toaster oven that I call the reflow oven. / I picked it up at a yardsale for $5 bucks, so what the heck..
This is probably obvious, but I'll mention it here for future readers of this thread: once it's been used for reflow work, the oven should never be used for preparing food again. And preferably not before, either, if you can find an unused one - I don't know what the effects of vaporized bacon grease are on a PCB, but it's probably best not to find out, eh? xx(

Insert board in to oven and let the board preheat / Then take a wagner heatgun
The idea being that the board is ready at just under the reflow temperature, and the heatgun takes it up and over, right?

Pros also use a temp-controlled flat hotplate to get a board warmed up. I picked up a nice pancake maker with a flat (not curved) teflon surface, which with a bit of hacking should do the trick for that too. Amazing what you can find in the kitchen aisle }:)

lombard daughtercard / at roughly 475C
Wow, 475C (887F)? That's some crazy heat alright. 8-o How long did you leave it in there?

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