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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #14 from previous page: October 09, 2008, 04:07:00 PM »
Thank god I don't have to adhere to ROHS crap.
 

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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2008, 06:54:39 PM »
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CodePoet wrote:
 Below are a few links of a couple of homebrew PCBs I've assembled with it:

Board I can't talk about yet


Hmm, not only can you not talk about it, I see you pixelated names on the board, too. By the glowing flux capacitor near the center, I think I know what this board does - but where did you get the Plutonium ?  :-P
 

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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2008, 07:33:36 PM »
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I've exploded capacitors and batteries before with the hot air, and the insides of a coin battery do not taste good.  :crazy:


LMAO!

BTW -- Anyone try ChipQuick for removing SMD components?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQqjggeklo

Seems like a cheap/easy option for occasional use.

 

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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2008, 02:41:46 AM »
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BTW -- Anyone try ChipQuick for removing SMD components?


I've used it for PQFP parts. Works pretty good for things that you have access to the pins for. You slather it on to reduce the melting temp of solder holding a chip to a board to make it wasier to remove, and clean it off before applying the new chip. Also handy for some through pin things when the power or ground pins are stubbornly attached and harder to desolder/suck than the signal pins are. Not useful for BGAs as you can't access the balls of course.
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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2008, 05:30:41 AM »
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Hmm, not only can you not talk about it, I see you pixelated names on the board, too. By the glowing flux capacitor near the center, I think I know what this board does - but where did you get the Plutonium ?


Ebay of course! It has one billion gigajoules and is backwards compatible with Zorro II :crazy:
 

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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2008, 07:30:20 PM »
I just bought THIS.

Any suggestions for tips?
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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2008, 08:05:26 PM »
Looks like it comes with the standard array of nozzels.  I use the equivalent of the 6mm diameter one for all my SMD work, never bother changing it.

With the soldering iron tips, since it's obviously a Hakko knock-off, it hopefully fits the good quality Hakko tips.
For most work, I use the K tip, Hakko part number 900M-T-K
It suits a wide variety of work as you can use the tip from different angles depending on the heat conduction area you need.  For example, use the wide side of the tip for soldering a heavy power cable, or use the pointy tip for small SMD stuff.  I've been using these tips on nearly a daily basis for the last 15 years after a recommendation from a Hakko sales rep.

For very fine pitch stuff, I use the 1mm needle tip, Hakko part number 900M-T-1C
I think they also do a 0.5mm tip, but unless you're working on SMD stuff smaller than 0402, it's probably not much use.
Fine tips are not good for many jobs as you can't get heat conduction to the end of the tip fast enough for anything with much thermal mass.  So you have no hope of using desoldering wick with it for example.

Hope that helps.
 

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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2008, 03:02:58 AM »
Sigh.. it arrived today. I eagerly opened the box to find out there was no packing material, the outerbox was no bigger than the inner box of the unit.

http://i35.tinypic.com/2m6o5ki.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2cdu3ae.jpg

I've PM'ed the seller through eBay, we'll see what happens. I'm not feeling good about it...

Oh yeah, the seller claims to be in California. Bull crap, this sucker shipped from China.
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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2008, 04:07:23 PM »
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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #23 on: December 13, 2008, 07:04:32 PM »
Ouch, that looks a bit messed up.

The seller may well be local, so they probably have a contact in China who supplies the units and sends them direct to the buyer.  I often see that kind of thing here in NZ.

Best of luck in getting in contact with them, at the very least they should offer you a refund.  :pissed:
 

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Re: Looking for SMD rework station, suggestions?
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2008, 05:22:40 PM »
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Protek wrote:
Would the Dremel Versatip be any good as SMD rework tool?
Dremel Versatip


I have used that one, when removed SMD's from A4000. You have to be extremely careful, since it is really hot, i recommend to practice with some old stuff, before doing it with that, all in all i had succeed with it and now having a working A4000 audio without crackling noices.