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Soldering with a Toaster Oven

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the easy-bake-electronics dept.

nullset sent in a link to the Seattle Robotics Society about soldering in an unconventional way. Instead of the traditional soldering iron, Kenneth Maxon has successfully used a toaster oven to solder surface mount parts. The "magic ingredient" that facilitates this is a water-soluble solder paste. I wish I'd thought of this back when I had to solder one of those *ahem* aftermarket accessories to my playstation, since the whole process looks easier than trying to hold a soldering iron steady.

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  1. Ding! by B3ryllium · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your motherboard has finished. Don't forget to ground it properly!

  2. RE: Bake 30 Minutes at 350F by Destoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes.. I can see the recipe.

    Ingredients:
    one graphic card
    two memory stick
    solder and paste to taste

    1. little solder there
    2. chip here and here.
    3. a dash of flux there.
    4. in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes.

    DING!

    OH NOT! That was 350F, not Celcius!!!

    Anyone want a byte of my overmelted Board?
    I call it "GeForce FX", the FX stands for "Flambee Xtra".

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  3. no peeking! by Erris · · Score: 3, Funny
    Seriously though, wouldn't it be cool if someone modified a laser-pen (or appropriately set up fibre-optic light source) to serve as a soldering iron?

    Yes it would be cool to get watts worth of heat from a milliwatt source.

    No more fumbling with hot-metal iron pens. Shutter the light and it's cold!

    That's true! When your eyes quit steaming, you'll quickly tire of soldering things by sense of touch and smell.

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