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Electronics => Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff => Topic started by: fourfathom on August 20, 2021, 04:28:59 pm

Title: Yet Another SMD Reflow Hotplate
Post by: fourfathom on August 20, 2021, 04:28:59 pm

Here's one I just discovered, using an electric iron (as used to hand-iron clothes).  Pretty clever!  As the builder mentions, the cool-down is going to be a bit slow.  Really nice project documentation.

https://makermoekoe.com/2020/04/28/maker-moekoes-kind-of-soldering-iron/ (https://makermoekoe.com/2020/04/28/maker-moekoes-kind-of-soldering-iron/)
https://github.com/makermoekoe/Hotplate-Soldering-Iron (https://github.com/makermoekoe/Hotplate-Soldering-Iron)

(https://makermoekoe.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/hotplate-1.jpg?w=1568)

Title: Re: Yet Another SMD Reflow Hotplate
Post by: fourfathom on August 20, 2021, 04:50:38 pm

I guess this "makermoekoe" guy is pretty prolific.  Here's one of his Youtube videos showing laser-cutting a solder-paste stencil and using that iron-reflow jig.  Those SMD components look pretty big, I don't think he's going to be making stencils for 0402 parts...

He has another video where he solders a larger board on that iron-reflow, and he apparently the board is warped (or warping) enough that he is pressing down the corners during the process.  I think I get more uniform heat with my toaster-oven reflow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7IuQfHVwDc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7IuQfHVwDc)