X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.6) with ESMTP id 1857832 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:22:01 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l1NEKu1M007177 for ; Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:20:56 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701c75755$d741f850$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooked Board - Really! Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:20:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7572B.EDC04700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7572B.EDC04700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Lynn, From what little I read and I think I understand about the solder wave = is that it is just to complex and hazardous for home use. A bed of = liquid solder with "waves" agitated in it the cress of which bathes the = component/pad. =20 The reflow (put solder paste on the pads and cook in an IR oven) method = seems to be the standard approach in industry at the moment. The = cooking part worked fine, its the placement of components without = rubbing the paste off the pad or disturbing other components already = placed that is my challenge. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lehanover@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:51 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooked Board - Really! In a message dated 2/23/2007 7:46:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, = eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Hi Finn, Yes, I've seen some experiments on the web using a fish tank pump = hooked up=20 to a similar de-soldering iron. Plain cotton - shouldn't be hard to = find. Ed Are you not using a solder wave because of component size? Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free = from AOL at AOL.com. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01C7572B.EDC04700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Lynn,
 
From what little I read and I think I understand about the solder = wave is=20 that it is just to complex and hazardous for home use.  A bed of = liquid=20 solder with "waves" agitated in it the cress of which bathes the=20 component/pad.  
 
The reflow (put solder paste on the pads and cook in an IR oven) = method=20 seems to be the standard approach in industry at the moment.  The = cooking=20 part worked fine, its the placement of components without rubbing the = paste off=20 the pad or disturbing other components already placed that is my=20 challenge.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Lehanover@aol.com
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 = 7:51=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooked = Board -=20 Really!

In a message dated 2/23/2007 7:46:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, = eanderson@carolina.rr.com=20 writes:
Hi=20 Finn,

Yes, I've seen some experiments on the web using a fish = tank=20 pump hooked up
to a similar de-soldering iron.  Plain = cotton -=20 shouldn't be hard to find.

Ed
Are you not using a solder wave because of component size?
 
 
Lynn E. Hanover



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