SMD Reflow Oven T-962

[mark_s]

Louie, thanks for the info on the oven.

I have been using a $18 electric skillet from Walmart with good success. Sparkfun has a
few tutorials using the skillet method. Another useful tool for doing a few parts at a time
is the hot air rework tool found on ebay.

Robert, you need one of these and a bank loan

[Demon]

Mark, I want to build my own; have everything except the controller. I came from CNC group on yahoo exactly to learn electronics for this very project.

I have 2 set of 30" stainless rods for the X and Y axis, 15" rods for Z, roller bearings, steppers, Mach 2 software. Even made my own bearing holders out of liquid plastic (Smooth-On, can even make threads in this grade of plastic).

Once here, I took the scenic root; LCDs, USB, etc. But I know I'm better prepared than ever to make one.

Just sooooo many things on TO-DO list and so few hours available in one day. The 30'x40' two storey garage also took a few years off my journey.

Louie, did you make your PCBs? If not, why not get templates at same time? Back to no gerber problem?

I use QCAD so I get everything.

Robert

[LinkMTech]

You're welcome Mark...

Louie, did you make your PCBs? If not, why not get templates at same time? Back to no gerber problem?
Robert

I get my final PCBs made through Pad2Pad because their quantity prices are good and the boards come out great too, but no way to generate the file for the stencil.
The Gerber files are available from Pad2Pad for about $25 but I would still need to generate the cream Gerber file from those so I found my own way for now.

I forgot to mention, Quick Stencil will accept CAD files. Found out after getting the dxf to Gerber converter.

[Heckler]

Hey Robert,

Here are several good tutorials over on youtube on the eevblog channel...







hope you have a little time... this guy is great.
He is also half of the "Amp Hour" podcast duo.
dwight

[Heckler]

also check out his review of the 858d hot air reflow that you can find on amazon right now for less than $60

I have one of these (mine is labeled WEP 858D) but it's the same thing



dwight

[Demon]

Awesome. Subscribed to this thread so I can study this.

I have a solder gun / reflow station and tweezer station; just more contraptions I was things of adding to "the machine".

Thanks.

Robert

[rsocor01]

I own the T-962A, which is bigger than the T-962. I've "cooked" thousands of boards using this reflow oven without any problems. If you use panelized boards that are too big, sometimes you get a component in the outer edges that doesn't get soldered. But, a quick eye inspection should be enough to take care of this. The reflow curve that you use to program the oven is very important. If you choose the wrong curve you can burn the board or you can get cold solder joints.

I do recommend the T-962A, but I haven't tried the T-962 model.