Activities involving electrical components are inevitable anywhere, in offices, in factories and even at home. For instance, computers are now playing very significant roles in the every day living of the people. Communication, transactions and just about everything are done electronically nowadays. Indeed, we are now living in an electronic world.
The heart of the field of electronics is reflow soldering. It is the process of joining metals together with the ultimate goal of creating an electrical circuit where electricity is able to pass to power up devices. This process takes place in monstrous ovens. Although that would be very ideal, others just cannot afford an oven that expensive. As a solution, a tabletop reflow oven can be made out of an oven toaster.
The basics is creating a mechanical bond between metals through a solder. It is similar to the solder used in jewelry making and used by plumbers doing their work. What it does is it simply joins metal parts together. The solder should have a lower melting point than the pieces it joins because it will have the danger of burning if otherwise. In addition to that, it will cool and settle down faster.
Heating the set comes next. This is where the solder melts and permanently joins the parts. This soldering process is primarily applied when attaching surface mount components to a circuit board. Reflow ovens do the job of heating, although there are alternatives to them, infrared lamps or hot air pencil for individual joining of parts.
There are two types of reflow ovens though, infrared and convection ovens and vapor phase ovens. The first type uses a conveyor belt to move the set through the several chambers of heating and cooling. For safety and quality purposes, the moving in each zone is done in preset time.
The second type uses a heat transfer liquid that undergoes transition to emit thermal energy used to do the soldering work. The boiling point of the liquid should match that of the solder to achieve the best results. Remember that the solder should not burn because it would definitely ruin the work.
The advantage of using vapor phase is that it is oxygen free compared to the convection ovens where nitrogen is constantly pumped into the chamber to achieve an oxygen free atmosphere. Since it takes a long time to do this, more nitrogen is used amounting to more cost in the process. Another is that because the boiling point is limited depending on the boiling point of the liquid used, no overheating can occur. That is why the liquid to be used should be chosen carefully.
For starters, you can make use of a secondhand, or if you want, a brand new oven toaster to serve as your reflow oven. You can make adjustments in their wiring and electrical components that will make it usable for reflow works. When you are in a very restricted space, it can come very convenient.
You need not occupy a big space because a tabletop will do. Ask for steps in converting oven toasters into reflow ones from electronics professionals. Do not try to the work on your own because you just might endanger your safety. You might not know it, but electronics can be life threatening with not enough knowledge on its technicalities.
The heart of the field of electronics is reflow soldering. It is the process of joining metals together with the ultimate goal of creating an electrical circuit where electricity is able to pass to power up devices. This process takes place in monstrous ovens. Although that would be very ideal, others just cannot afford an oven that expensive. As a solution, a tabletop reflow oven can be made out of an oven toaster.
The basics is creating a mechanical bond between metals through a solder. It is similar to the solder used in jewelry making and used by plumbers doing their work. What it does is it simply joins metal parts together. The solder should have a lower melting point than the pieces it joins because it will have the danger of burning if otherwise. In addition to that, it will cool and settle down faster.
Heating the set comes next. This is where the solder melts and permanently joins the parts. This soldering process is primarily applied when attaching surface mount components to a circuit board. Reflow ovens do the job of heating, although there are alternatives to them, infrared lamps or hot air pencil for individual joining of parts.
There are two types of reflow ovens though, infrared and convection ovens and vapor phase ovens. The first type uses a conveyor belt to move the set through the several chambers of heating and cooling. For safety and quality purposes, the moving in each zone is done in preset time.
The second type uses a heat transfer liquid that undergoes transition to emit thermal energy used to do the soldering work. The boiling point of the liquid should match that of the solder to achieve the best results. Remember that the solder should not burn because it would definitely ruin the work.
The advantage of using vapor phase is that it is oxygen free compared to the convection ovens where nitrogen is constantly pumped into the chamber to achieve an oxygen free atmosphere. Since it takes a long time to do this, more nitrogen is used amounting to more cost in the process. Another is that because the boiling point is limited depending on the boiling point of the liquid used, no overheating can occur. That is why the liquid to be used should be chosen carefully.
For starters, you can make use of a secondhand, or if you want, a brand new oven toaster to serve as your reflow oven. You can make adjustments in their wiring and electrical components that will make it usable for reflow works. When you are in a very restricted space, it can come very convenient.
You need not occupy a big space because a tabletop will do. Ask for steps in converting oven toasters into reflow ones from electronics professionals. Do not try to the work on your own because you just might endanger your safety. You might not know it, but electronics can be life threatening with not enough knowledge on its technicalities.
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