Reflow Soldering Basics
Founder and CEO of Neoden USA, Peter Swann, explains the basics of reflow, and its importance in maximizing the potential of your SMT manufacturing setup.
00:00 -- Introduction
00:31 -- What is "reflow"?
01:09 -- What is solder paste?
02:35 -- Preheat phase
04:05 -- Soak phase
04:47 -- Reflow phase
05:24 -- Cooling phase
05:46 -- Temperature setting considerations
06:40 -- Conveyor vs. drawer-style oven
07:22 -- Stencils, and consistent solder application
08:06 -- Finished board comparisons
Sources:
1. Solder paste under microscope -- Wikipedia user Autopilot, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
2. T-size chart -- Tony Lentz, SMT 007 Magazine (https://smt.iconnect007.com/index.php...)