Safe-T-Flow demo, part deux

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By Gareth Branwyn
Posted 2009/04/01 @ 4:57 am
Category Arduino, Electronics

In this video, Limor of Adafruit Industries shows how she laser-cuts masks for PCBs for easier application of solder paste (think: silk-screen inking) and then uses her reflow robo-skillet, controlled by her new Safe-T-Flow controller, to solder an SMT chip onto one of her Boarduino clone kits.

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5 Responses to Safe-T-Flow demo, part deux

vivi on April 1st, 2009 at 10:55 am said:

Any tips on doing lead-free reflow soldering? I think the only difference is the reflow temperature, 235Â°C instead of 220Â°C, but I’d like to know if someone actually did it successfully.

Also, Teflon is known to emit noxious fumes at or above 260Â°C, so be careful (look up “teflon flu”). It’s extremely hard to find cooking instruments not coated with teflon these days. An oven might be a safer choice.

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Mike Estee on April 1st, 2009 at 2:57 pm said:

@vivi: good point. it kills birds too if I recall. you can probably sand off the teflon, as circuit boards are non-stick.

It’s worth pointing out that the reflow fumes themselves aren’t a good thing either…

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Queens Inglish on April 1st, 2009 at 3:20 pm said:

It’s SOLDER woman not SODER, SOLDER Dyou hear?

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- some dude on April 1st, 2009 at 5:08 pm said:
  
  @Queens Inglish
  
  Sounded right to me. I’ve never heard anyone ever pronounce the “L” when they talk about soldering.
  
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  Michael C on April 2nd, 2009 at 1:34 am said:
  
  “Soder” seems to be a North American thing. In Australia we pronounce the “L” and I know some English people who do too. I know of at least one Canadian who does not pronounce the “L”. It seems like a strangely inconsistent pronunciation decision, given that no-one skips the “L” in “soldier”.
  
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