Csanyi Pal wrote: > Hello, > > I find the following on the Internet and want to ask you what do you > think about it: > > Experimentation with Solder Paste and a Toaster Oven > > http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.curiousinventor.com/images/guides/smt/oven_paste_and_other_equip.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.curiousinventor.com/guides/Surface_Mount_Soldering/Solder_Paste_and_Toaster_Oven&usg=__XIgiZVSYOAq1lUbMhok3ABEhPk8=&h=463&w=600&sz=92&hl=hu&start=62&sig2=_IRzNnfPckWp25fVUftNyg&um=1&tbnid=osu6-oViQITc1M:&tbnh=104&tbnw=135&ei=8I2ySb6MGsec_gbSzrHDBA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhow%2Bto%2Buse%2Bpaste%2Bflux%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Dhu%26client%3Diceweasel-a%26rls%3Dorg.debian:hu-HU:unofficial%26sa%3DN%26start%3D42%26um%3D1 > I've had good luck with toaster oven soldering. I make my own stencils, and squegee the solder on. The trick is getting a *small* enough amount of solder to avoid bridges. A toaster oven doesn't reduce the tweezer time, but it makes the soldering operation itself slick and quick, and the parts self-align so you get a neat looking end product.
But it certainly isn't necessary. SMT with a small tip iron is perfectly doable. -dave _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user