Homebrew PCBs

"niceike5" <mwood@...> writes:
> DJ: > I put the board back on the hotplate
> What do you use for a hot plate?

Whatever was cheapest at Target.  Currently, an Aroma $20 model.
http://www.delorie.com/pcb/hotplate/

Some shots of it in action at the bottom of this page:
http://geda.seul.org/projects/djs_pcbs/

I'm the one in the green shirt, but ignore the liquid tin results - I
missed a step and it came out all wrong.

> At any rate, I've been a Weller guy for years. But reading the
> technotes on the Metcal smartheat really causes one to think,
> especially when it is corroborated like this.

My favorite part of the metcal system is that it goes from cold to
ready in about 15 seconds, so you can switch tips all you want without
worrying about the usual "warm up" penalty.