X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Original-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=NQvFcod1wHgOrjWfS1IOlJ68MMNJt5RkWl05chiE7AY=; b=NBINqDeCkzVkc/w910KfiKF6aStXUY0An2enJSz/iLACCmZfiX0EYSLCQN1L4shFjs MCTA6N5+bogz14g/E6Zwkrp4mnCYaVT3LTUMKzP/FxOHuS4IxE7NTR5abaY3CnSRR0ZE KlvI2+xmJxDpPORqawN3M5q7s+c01HAyCOWdSDjYQjfxL/oljKtxnmiKJVr6hYUawYfG BtrDbC0RqHrpKv+GH5FxKkTU8AWVLFvAKOGrlIXAThj9i6rjJD9BipDR2fd3j/Zl2iFz 73an9f+fkDCzBgf1DVvBadNJ6y/Zko1mNQ1OVMe5AVpY3WD9gqVjn9mMeKzvpKnQSNAt 61vQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=NQvFcod1wHgOrjWfS1IOlJ68MMNJt5RkWl05chiE7AY=; b=Lesgmf3TPVeb2N2V/7tmze54M/JfErUP41K/x/2NiHSbsJuxnG6yTWA7N4FWODqJpU 10JKqd61gmaojHMKpaHQqWt+zYytWal/N2PqEICjCJTFHVOkqtS3EnxS5SOyvYcIViPM 2dHYsgoqKcffWQaEsbVKOeThaSlzXuE021inMRSlAYjwFLXHHsd4Ev6jsrG4HE9Op3WK sChrknut00uL/DpRR1Ol3HdBpIvgaLFgPctLCkPUNsLas0noDX0KYFjWpIMGH7QcIi8F ITe/+PnGnYvYDyhwoIxc8b94JR8BHXvjVhFJf9vXx0vbDZ9wxP2Jip3FzztMMafr/O18 oVRA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532jqGD6LrgXKvRDc43lb47AjOZ4ihC/roFrh7FXkSgqUQw2sf0G TYvLeDcpHWqZXLaRZ/2ap7hPJSt2s6Q= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxPITl8DcXy/cOJXI4KivXeILsP41jsvDURu1rO6Cl12lGWMJQgEEO75EYXlop4ed00SzaKfw== X-Received: by 2002:ac2:5325:: with SMTP id f5mr38580398lfh.6.1594278214843; Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:03:34 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 09:03:32 +0200 From: "N (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] Soldering high current thru hole components Message-Id: <20200709090332.8aec5e0dfbfbd4376bd56954@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: <20200706195132 DOT 310da9ba3737f9727c71821c AT gmail DOT com> <20200708214547 DOT 6b36f9ea137e0e64e502c90a AT gmail DOT com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk Thanks! Think I got it, dark IR heater like Erse ceramic is really good. > Hi Nicholas, > > Sorry for the late reply. A good preheater beats a hot air gun. Hands down. > Always. A preheater beats > everything which is why every rework station in a business environment > always has one front and center > on the table of every technician. You can go hot air with products from > Hakko, Pace or A.P.E. If you go with > Infrared, go with dark IR and avoid near IR heater (Quartz tubes and > such...). In essence, with IR, you want > a unit that has Ersa ceramic heaters in it. Ersa ceramic heaters emit > energy at a wavelength that is easily > absorbed by inorganic materials like solder and other metals, but passes > through organic materials such as > plastic. For me, dark IR heaters are a necessity. > > Cheers Everybody! > > Wear a mask, wash your hands and stay safe! > > Marvin > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 4:27 PM N (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via > geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > > > You did no answer, I said something stupid? > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > 30 years of experience in assembly and rework of electronic PCB's and > > > devices. Use a preheater to heat the board > > > up prior to trying to solder the component(s) onto the board. Heat it up > > to > > > at least 110 C and not more than 130 C. > > > If the board has a large ground plane, it may take 15 or 20 minutes to > > > preheat the board to a workable temperature. > > > > > > A good preheater changes everything in assembly and rework... > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Marvin > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 6:36 PM Stephen Ecob > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I find an electric hot air gun works well. I'd probably try solder > > > > paste heated by a hot air gun with temperature monitored with an IR > > > > thermometer. > > > > Regards > > > > Stephen Ecob > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 3:51 AM N (nicklas DOT karlsson17 AT gmail DOT com) [via > > > > geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Anybody here have experience with soldering of high current > > components > > > > like current sensors and connectors on thick copper boards? > > > > > > > > > > I have a large solder iron and it have the necessary power but tip is > > > > also very large. Anyone have experience with solder iron driven by > > gas? Or > > > > if wave soldering work well with high current thru hole components? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards Nicklas Karlsson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Stephen Ecob > > > > Silicon On Inspiration > > > > Sydney Australia > > > > www.sioi.com.au