WTB - FRAM71

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(05-12-2018 06:47 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  For the experienced DIY'ers you can solder the SMT parts on a stove with a frying pan.

http://www.librecalc.com/blog/souder-un-...-materiel/

The tricky part is flipping the board like a pancake for those double-sided boards. It's all in the wrist.

Dave

That's pretty imaginative, and I've no doubt it would work (one-sided anyway). Yield might be another question though!

I've hand-soldered fine-pitch parts and small outline passives with reasonable success though I'd probably get a B or B+ on yield. I admire those who've fully mastered those skills. It looks like Hans is one of those who does the assembly himself.

I jumped at the chance to subscribe to the Reflow oven project when it went for funding in the hope I could attempt more such projects. With low temp and high temp solder paste included in the kit, two-sided boards should be straightforward. If it comes down to just the PCBs being available I should be able to bake a few for others. As an alternative, it might be possible for Hans to re-host to an existing FPGA board, which would require only a carrier board for connection and a few parts for voltage level translation. That might put it in the realm of a wider DIY audience.

~Mark