Hackaday

Reflow Rig Makes SMD Soldering A Wok In The Park

For a DIY reflow setup, most people seem to rely on the trusty thrift store toaster oven as a platform to hack. But there’s something to be said for heating the PCB directly rather than heating the ...
Hackaday

Blowtorch SMD Reflow

[whitequark] has been experimenting with a blowtorch for SMD reflow. Having just moved 8,000 km [whitequark] was stuck without any of the usual reflow tools. They did however have a blowtorch handy, ...
Electronics Weekly

DIY SMD reflow for small boards

Makers and hobbyists have created all sorts of equipment to re-flow surface-mount components. The first I came across were modified domestic table-top ovens – some re-engineered to work exceedingly ...
Electronics Weekly

36A SMD common-mode choke for reflow soldering

TDK has created a range of surface-mount high-current common-mode chokes. “Customers who prefer reflow soldering but need high-current common-mode chokes can now get an SMD solution,” according to the ...
EDN

Reflow compatible SMD tuning fork crystal delivers 32.768kHz

PARIS — AVX has developed a high reliability surface mount crystal resonator that provides a nominal frequency of 32.768kHz in a ceramic package measuring 3.2×1.5×0.8mm. Designated ST3215SB, the ...