Andrew Bingham
2014-03-22 20:06:22 UTC
So, I was soldering up my 12-slot 505-6508 chassis ECB Backplane - 3 out of
12 connectors done - and wondering if there is perhaps a better way to
solder backplanes.
I found that "pin in paste" is a method used for reflow soldering of
through-hole components in industry.
I was thinking of getting some solder paste and having a laser-cut mylar
stencil made (http://www.pololu.com/product/446) for the pin pattern of the
connectors. Lay down a couple layers of paste (the 2nd layer pushes it
down into the holes), press in the connector from the other side, and then
reflow the paste with a hot air gun or hot air rework station.
Does this make any sense? Has anyone tried it as a way of speeding up
backplane fabrication? I really like the hobbyist aspect of this whole
thing but I'd also like to be able to get to building my SBC-188, 4MEM, etc
and also have a blackplane with nice repeatable soldering....
Andrew
12 connectors done - and wondering if there is perhaps a better way to
solder backplanes.
I found that "pin in paste" is a method used for reflow soldering of
through-hole components in industry.
I was thinking of getting some solder paste and having a laser-cut mylar
stencil made (http://www.pololu.com/product/446) for the pin pattern of the
connectors. Lay down a couple layers of paste (the 2nd layer pushes it
down into the holes), press in the connector from the other side, and then
reflow the paste with a hot air gun or hot air rework station.
Does this make any sense? Has anyone tried it as a way of speeding up
backplane fabrication? I really like the hobbyist aspect of this whole
thing but I'd also like to be able to get to building my SBC-188, 4MEM, etc
and also have a blackplane with nice repeatable soldering....
Andrew
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