Re: Removing SMDs
2011-07-05 by Peter Leybourne
Somebody may have mentioned this..... I saw somewhere an article with a soldering iron tip extension made in the shape of a two pronged fork. Several
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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Dave
The uk qrp club published a design to hold smt parts using a spring loaded knitting needle. Lets try ascii art So we have a base board say 6 x 4 x 3/8 (I
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Dave
I have an 852+ so lacking the vacuum pickup and extra iron. Keeps good temperature but have not used enough to assess reliability... ... HDG0AO, but I don t
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Qromaton Armakita
I had Aoyue 968 before, for the budget it s not so bad. Consider buying a preheater (Aoyue 853 is ok), it will make soldering or desoldering easier. Also get
Re: Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by mat_henshall
I have the Aoyue 906 - and it is just fine . However I use a $30 toaster oven for smd s. This guys turorial works like a charm, and is more reliable and
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Removing SMDs
2011-07-04 by Andrew Hakman
Hot tweezers work good, or if you don t have the budget to buy those, 2 irons with small-ish tips works good too! That way you can heat both sides at the same
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Dylan Smith
... Yes. I have a similar heat gun which on its low setting seems perfect for reflow with leaded SMD solder paste. It s also great for desoldering all kinds of
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Removing SMDs
2011-07-04 by Paul Mateer
I have one too, but never use it. Use tweezers. If removing an IC, I suggest looking into chip quik . For C s and R s, you can alternately heat each end and
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Removing SMDs
2011-07-04 by Stefan Trethan
Just use regular metal tweezers. I have such a vacuum pick-up tool (with a pump) but almost never use it. ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Ryan Bray
I have done this, but usually only for the removal of parts, rarely for the actual application. I find if you narrow the cone with aluminium foil and aluminium
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Jan Kok
I should add that the solder sucker on the Int 2702 doesn t work very well, so don t bother with that. But the hot air nozzle and soldering iron part work
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Jan Kok
I ve had an AOYUE Int 2702 (similar to the 968) for about three years and have been quite satisfied with it. Cheers, - Jan On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM,
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Removing SMDs
2011-07-04 by Jan Kok
For 2-terminal parts, use a soldering tip that is wide enough to contact both pads. Heat both pads at once (add some solder if necessary) and push the part
Removing SMDs
2011-07-04 by msmickelsen
Does anyone know of a manual vacuum picker-upper for SMD parts. I don t have enough of them to do to justify too much expense. But part of what I have to do
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by Chris Kleeschulte
Nathan: Biggest thing for me is that my heat just blew the darn part right off the board. I also could not get a consistent temperature at the joint. Moving
Would a heatgun work for soldering smds?
2011-07-04 by nathan_h_tna
I have some boards with smt parts that will really be a pain to solder with my iron. I ve been thinking about getting a cheap soldering station, like this one:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Looking for through hole vias
2011-06-30 by Graham
yes, great idea. I did a quick search of eBay - you can get these things in 1.1mm 1.3mm 1.5mm 1.8mm as well as 2mm and larger too as well as various lengths
Re: Looking for through hole vias
2011-06-29 by sailingto
That is a GREAT idea Ted - I ve still got plenty of vias a buddy gave me, but I ll have to check those out. 73 de Ken H
URL obfuscation? (was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias)
2011-06-25 by blue_eagle
I just got back from BEST Inc. Got certified IPC-JSTD and IPC-610 as a trainer so I could cert others. Great company and good stuff. Brian CIT
Re: Looking for through hole vias
2011-06-20 by kx4om
These aren t rivets specifically designed for through-hole vias, but they work pretty well. They are 2mm in O.D. silver cylinders, .077 in length sold at
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias
2011-06-20 by Vicent Colomar Prats
You can try these ones: http://es.farnell.com/cif/bg10-s/ribetes-%C3%B8-1-1mm-cantidad-100/dp/1783594?crosssellid=1783594&crosssell=true&in_merch=true That
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias
2011-06-20 by Jim Pruitt
Hello Paul. Yes that was a very educational site. I was going to order 100 of the middle size eyelets but the $15 for shipping was a deal breaker for me since
Re: cx3700
2011-06-17 by AlienRelics
You might want to ask this on the Inkjet PCB Construction group that I set up just for the subject. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Inkjet_PCB_Construction
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias
2011-06-17 by Paul Galarneau
Hi, I found another site that sells through hole VIAs. http://www.solder.net/pcb/pcb_repairmaterials.asp Hope this helps! Paul :-) :-) _____ From:
My design for a small pillar drill
2011-06-17 by Malcolm
I have just uploaded a YouTube video showing the processes used for the design and construction of a small pillar drill.
cx3700
2011-06-17 by Eddy
greetings, apologize for the inconvenience.... i have a cx3700 printer and i wonder known if the printer has paper sensor and see if I have to do another
Re: URL obfuscation? (was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias)
2011-06-17 by Donald H Locker
No confusion. Thanks for the link - it was interesting! I don t have experience with an exchange medium that prevents sending URLs so hadn t expected that. I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-17 by James Bishop
This one looks pretty good for the price - $89
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-17 by Ryan Bray
Vhdl can be either concurrent or sequential. You can even mix and match components using either. sent from my android device. thumb mistakes should be
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-17 by Harvey White
... Also remember that VHDL is concurrent, not a procedural language. Things do not happen after each other, they happen at the same time. Once you master
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Harvey White
... Hamilton-avnet has a board that s reasonable in price, has a xilinx 3AN 50K FPGA on it. Think it also has a processor on it for touch inputs and
instructional video/UK supplier of materials
2011-06-16 by Stephen
Guys, Check out this video http://www.megauk.com/video.php . It is clearly aimed at selling their kit but goes through the whole photo etching process from
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Chris Kleeschulte
Jeff: I was intrigued with the rise of Bitcoin and Namecoin. Politics and backroom snickering aside, I am totally unaccustomed to NOT being able to solve a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Malcolm Parker-Lisberg
Chris See: for online course material, the first three modules of each are free
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Jeff Heiss
Do you have a project in mind to get started? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Chris Kleeschulte
Brilliant suggestion. I would have never thought of that device. thanks! Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Dwayne Reid
... I have what might be a surprising suggestion: Open Logic Sniffer from www.seeedstudio.com Its a joint design collaboration between Dangerous Prototypes
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Leon Heller
... The Digilent boards are good value, I have one of their Xilinx Spartan-3 boards. If you want something really cheap, there are often some Altera Cyclone
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Chris Kleeschulte
Simon: I think I the Papilio one is probably something I can start with, but I really appreciate the offer. Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Simon Gornall
... You can have my Terasic DE0 (http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=56&No=364) for $50 + postage if you want. I m
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Chris Kleeschulte
David: EXACTLY what I was looking for. Simply awesome. thanks again, Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by javaguy11111
digilentinc.com has a good selection of boards at a pretty good price. I got started with their boards.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Dylan Smith
... I recently got a Digilent/Xilinx FPGA dev board, it has a 200K gate Xilinx Spartan, some static RAM, platform flash, various switches and buttons, PS/2
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by David Mitchell
The Papilio looks pretty cool, for $50: http://papilio.cc/ ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
FPGA dev board recommendationa
2011-06-16 by Chris Kleeschulte
Please excuse me for asking a completely off topic question, but I like the people on this list a lot and I trust their answers. I am getting into VHDL for the
Re: URL obfuscation? (was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias)
2011-06-16 by Paul Galarneau
Hi all, Actually, I sent the web address twice. The first time was just a copy and paste from the address bar. I waited a while and couldn t see my message
URL obfuscation? (was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias)
2011-06-16 by AlienRelics
It may be a habit from mailing lists and forums that don t allow URL posting, or a habit from obfuscating email addresses to prevent harvesting. Steve
URL obfuscation? (was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Looking for through hole vias)
2011-06-16 by Donald H Locker
I m curious why one would obfuscate a web page address. Obfuscating email addresses hinders spammers from harvesting email addresses, but owners of commercial
New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs
2011-06-16 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File : /top
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Exposure units...
2011-06-15 by Tony Smith
... Same thing as the original post, but 9w as opposed to 36w. No timer either, not that it would ve been much use as-is anyway. Much cheaper though. Tony