Category Archives: Reflow soldering

Reflowing LEDs/resistors on heated build platform

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jim

The heated build platform being built for the Makerbot at W88 should help avoid problems with prints warping.  It didn’t ship with the optional LEDs (and resistors) to make it look cool, but I had some and offered to install … Continue reading →

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Reflow hot plate calibration

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Jim

While the first few reflow attempts using the “turn it on, wait ’til the solder is shiny, take the board off” approach have more or less worked, it would be nice to see if we can come closer to a  … Continue reading →

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Thermocouple interface

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jim

I’d like to get a little more familiar with the time/temperature behavior of the hot plate reflow setup before I try any more real boards, so I need a recording thermometer to do some testing.  I have some shiny new … Continue reading →

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First hot plate reflow attempts

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jim

Dan, Jim (from FSI) and I did a first round of surface mount reflow soldering tests on my new hot plate at the space Tuesday evening.  Results were excellent – even better than I’d expected. I chose a hot plate … Continue reading →

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