Plz Jow Forums, how do i solder with hot-air? I have watched tons of videos on youtube for last two years, got myself a hotair station about year ago, and still everything im trying to solder is dead. Is there any ultimate solution on how to solder with hotair station or is my autism level too high? Hope you have nice day
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Jayden Gray
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Joshua Jones
If you're repairing PCBs, then you need to make sure what you are reflowing is actually reflowable. Things like corrosion might prevent you from correctly reflowing a board if it gets under a part. Ripped pads also cause problems.
Noah Gray
Buying the most expensive shit wont make you any better.
Josiah Sullivan
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Brody Walker
Make sure you hold the tools correctly.
Ryan Watson
I always start laughing at his ridiculously small head.
Jason Smith
I have never worked on something with rust and/or ripped pads. What do you mean by "thing that are reflowable"?
got my station for 60 usd or something, cool friend of my uncle said it will be okay to learn on
of course
Oliver Taylor
Turn the hot air on and wait for it to heat up. Use it on whatever you need to solder and wait for the solder to melt. (Add some flux if needed). Put the component on the solder pads and let it cool and it should just mend itself on there.
Owen Ramirez
Get a scalpel tip and learn to drag solder for SMD. Make sure you use proper flux and cleaners.
Hot air is for removing chips, not soldering them.
Also note that the station you posted has a shit soldering iron with limited power/low resistance (I have one of those). That is, it can't keep its temperature up when you push it against anything. Because of that you'll have to use higher temperatures to be able to solder properly, and that will damage your boards more easily. A decent soldering station can properly apply solder at lower temperatures, like 250C or so. The one you posted needs to go up to 350C to do the same job.
Beyond that, what are you trying to solder? DIP chips? SMD? BGA reflowing? Just trying to solder a 28AWG wire to a pin header on a Raspberry Pi?
Cooper Bell
>Turn the hot air on and wait for it to heat up.
Unless you use a preheater, it is beneficial to use the hot air while it heats up. It makes the heat increase more gradual, lessening the chance of thermal shock damaging your parts.