Killing blue led's

[Steve_88]

Hi Adam,

Thanks for the help. I had to zoom in on the document to see the fine print about the soldering process. It seems hand soldering these parts is not a good idea, unless you warm them up before hand?

Maybe it is time I sprung for one of those small convection ovens which has been modified for reflowing?

http://www.articulationllc.com/main.sc

Thanks
Steve

[Pic_User]

Hi Steve,

Maybe too much heat too. The leads on Surface Mount are so short, that the heat is applied almost inside the device. No leads to cushion the thermal shock. The iron damages the inside of the LED.

I like that convection oven idea.
-Adam-