Comments on: DIY Surface Mount on a Budget – Complete Walkthrough from PCB etching to Reflow http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html Electronics and Robotics Projects, Tutorials, Reviews, Experiments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fabio Varesano http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html#comment-488 Fabio Varesano Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:20:38 +0000 http://surface_mount_reflow#comment-488 Finally I used the cooker method to solder and I can confirm that it works. See http://www.varesano.net/blog/fabio/homebrew-diy-breakout-board-adxl345-accelerometer-first-process-try-tested-arduino-proces for my result. The above was the first test, now I'm getting more experienced.. I bought a low cost oven and solder paste and I'm now doing my designs with them. Cool stuff! Finally I used the cooker method to solder and I can confirm that it works. See http://www.varesano.net/blog/fabio/homebrew-diy-breakout-board-adxl345-accelerometer-first-process-try-tested-arduino-proces for my result.

The above was the first test, now I’m getting more experienced.. I bought a low cost oven and solder paste and I’m now doing my designs with them. Cool stuff!

]]> By: Fabio Varesao http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html#comment-330 Fabio Varesao Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:56:55 +0000 http://surface_mount_reflow#comment-330 Actually I was thinking about doing one pin a time. Of course it will be complex to align the ic on the PCB pads correctly. I'm going to do this tomorrow. I'll report here how it will work. Actually I was thinking about doing one pin a time. Of course it will be complex to align the ic on the PCB pads correctly.

I’m going to do this tomorrow. I’ll report here how it will work.

]]> By: starlino http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html#comment-319 starlino Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:39:22 +0000 http://surface_mount_reflow#comment-319 Fabio, you would need to heat all tracks at once ... so you'll need a very wide tip for your method to work. Nevertheless I admire your inventiveness. Fabio, you would need to heat all tracks at once … so you’ll need a very wide tip for your method to work. Nevertheless I admire your inventiveness.

]]> By: Fabio Varesao http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html#comment-315 Fabio Varesao Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:13:11 +0000 http://surface_mount_reflow#comment-315 Hi there! Great post and great website! I'm in starting to build my own breakout boards and I'm going to use a similar procedure to your. The process I was going to use is actually the same until the coocking/reflow step. I was thinking about using the soldering iron instead of the oven to reflow: basically after you have solder on the IC and the PCB you put your solder iron the the copper track and the heat let the solder to melt and connect the IC pins to the PCB. I still did not try this process (need to wait for etchant - currently not available on my fav shop) but I was wondering: what do you think about? Do you think it would be possible? Thanks, Fabio Varesano Hi there! Great post and great website!

I’m in starting to build my own breakout boards and I’m going to use a similar procedure to your.

The process I was going to use is actually the same until the coocking/reflow step.

I was thinking about using the soldering iron instead of the oven to reflow: basically after you have solder on the IC and the PCB you put your solder iron the the copper track and the heat let the solder to melt and connect the IC pins to the PCB.

I still did not try this process (need to wait for etchant – currently not available on my fav shop) but I was wondering: what do you think about? Do you think it would be possible?

Thanks,

Fabio Varesano

]]> By: Starlino http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html#comment-46 Starlino Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:05:57 +0000 http://surface_mount_reflow#comment-46 I added the PDF for LIS244AL ACCELEROMETER (LGA16) right above the picture. I added the PDF for LIS244AL ACCELEROMETER (LGA16) right above the picture.

]]> By: Cory http://www.starlino.com/surface_mount_reflow.html#comment-45 Cory Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:47:38 +0000 http://surface_mount_reflow#comment-45 Great idea! I was just wondering if you had a pdf for a LGA-16 chip as well? Thanks, Cory Great idea! I was just wondering if you had a pdf for a LGA-16 chip as well?

Thanks,
Cory

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