Alan Hawse from IOT Expert writes, “About 2 years ago, I bought a Qinsi QS5100 reflow oven from China via Amazon.com. My decision was based almost completely on the nice youtube video that Ian Lesnet from Dangerous Prototypes posted about his results. After I got the oven, I successfully built a series of Physics Lab […]
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Temperature controlled reflow oven build
Matt of SkyLabs has a nice build log about a temperature controlled reflow oven he built using an Arduino based PID controller and a standard toaster oven: We have successfully managed to build a temperature controlled reflow oven using an Arduino based PID controller and a standard toaster oven from Robert Dyas! This is a must […]
Reflow oven controller with graphics TFT
A reflow oven controller with graphics TFT by 0xPIT: Arduino-based reflow oven controller with: PID loop control Wave Packet and Phase Fired control for AC outputs graphic TFT LC-Display, drawing the temperature curves – using an Adafruit 1.8″ TFT or derivate display solely controlled using a cheap rotary encoder and it’s single button stores up to […]
Reflow toaster oven using an Arduino
Ray Wang writes, “Hi, I recently built a reflow toaster oven using an Arduino. I know it’s pretty standard stuff, but my version has an automatic oven door opener (using a servo) and circulation fan to speed up the cooling time, and remote notification using an RF transmitter.” You can find the project details on […]
WORKSHOP VIDEO #55: Infrared reflow oven Qinsi QS-5100
After you’ve dispensed solder paste it’s time to reflow all that solder. This is where the reflow oven comes in. It seems like reflow hot plates are a more popular choice in most small shops because they’re smaller, cheaper, and it’s easier to monitor the reflow process. A reflow oven is a lot more convenient […]
Reflow oven USB jack test with new heat profile
Cranked the solder temperature down to 210 and tried some boards with bigger parts. Still looking good, though the paste dispenser will help a lot as the tweezers aren’t the right tool. The lower solder temperature still scorches the boards making the tidy white silk a sort of blond roux color. That is a lingering […]
First reflowed board
Worked great soldering two caps to a proto board with old crappy lead solder paste. No adjustment or levitating the board with other boards or any funny business. Need to try a full board to see it really in action.
Reflowing first board with IR oven
Popped a couple caps on a qfp proto board and started a reflow cycle. Dry run went OK. Unit was dropped pretty bad. Frame is out of whack and drawer bent. Seems to still work. Not sure if damage is shipping or existing as I didnt have time to test and inspect in the market. […]
Reflow soldering toaster oven
Frank wrote an instructable about a solder reflow oven made from a toaster: As I get more serious into my electronics hobby, I need to work with more SMD components. Some component packages are very difficult or impossible to solder with a traditional soldering iron. To solve this problem, I decided to hack a toaster […]