$15 Arduino-Based Reflow Oven Controller
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$15 Arduino-Based Reflow Oven Controller

A reflow oven is one of the most useful tools for hardware developers, a machine used primarily for reflow soldering of surface mount electronic components to printed circuit boards (PCB). ESTechnical, a hardware manufacturer based in UK, works hard to produce open source hardware gadgets...

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PinJig – Make Soldering Easy
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PinJig – Make Soldering Easy

PinJig™ is a time saving tool for rapidly assembling electronics that makes soldering easy. It is a tool for makers that can clamp every single thru-hole component in one easy sequence. Who is this product for - PinJig™ can be used by fellow makers, low volume manufacturers,...

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1″ 100W Hot-Plate for SMT Reflow
Arduino

1″ 100W Hot-Plate for SMT Reflow

This is a small hot-plate for SMT reflow soldering build upon an Arduino Pro and controlled using PWM and high side power MOSFETs. Black Mesa Labs has been using a $20 hot plate for a year now for soldering QFN ICs to PCBs. Only issue so far has been the size ( 10″x10″x3″ ) and...

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SMD Soldering Reflow Oven
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SMD Soldering Reflow Oven

Here is a nice tutorial on how to build your own reflow soldering oven using ControLeo2 reflow oven controller. This particular instructable is based on the ControLeo2 reflow oven controller by Peter Easton. This is by far the best I've come across and the software is fully open...

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‘Soldering’ with a laser
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‘Soldering’ with a laser

Thijs Beckers @ elektormagazine.com writes about a new experimental method of connecting electronics components together using a laser beam. Researchers from the University of Saarland have, together with colleagues from Helsinki, discovered a new material which can connect...

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New RS Pro ST-80 Soldering Station +150°C to +480°C
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New RS Pro ST-80 Soldering Station +150°C to +480°C

RS Components has launched two RS Pro solder stations with interesting features. The 60-W and 80-W solder stations have smart functions to reduce energy consumption, increase ease of use and prolong soldering tip life. The stations automatically detect if the device isn't used for a...

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CSI Premier 75W and Hakko 936 Solder Station Teardowns
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CSI Premier 75W and Hakko 936 Solder Station Teardowns

Todd Harrison @ toddfun.com did the teardown of the CSI 75W solder station as well as the Hakko 936: The Hakko of course had all analog circuits using operational amplifiers and potentiometers as well as a temperature sensor in the iron tip to signal back to a triac chip controller...

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Weller WSD81i soldering station now with a cleaning set for free
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Weller WSD81i soldering station now with a cleaning set for free

Reliable "industrial" station WSD81i for excellent price and a set with a value of 40 Eur as a free bonus – that´s our gift to you.  Innovated soldering station Weller WSD81i was in-depth introduced to you in our article Weller WSD81i soldering station doesn´t need a...

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