SMT soldering is not an issue if your PCB count and the number of SMD components are not many. But if the batch is large, then you might find it painful to sit for long hours looking at the board placing and soldering them one by one. At least, that is how I felt.
So to overcome this, I was hunting for cheap and effective alternatives to a reflow oven since getting one does not make any sense at the current scale of things. I found two options,
- Modifying a kitchen oven with temperature control
- Getting an electronic hot plate/pre heating station.
Looking at the pros and cons, I decided to go with the latter as it was quick and easy. And the price was not that different too.
So here it is, the UYUE 946C Electronic Pre Heating Station, which is the successor to its older model with dual Seven Segment Displays. But the specs are the same in both models.
I will be assembling rigid PCBs mostly. Even after my first try, I realized that this cuts down the time spent on a PCB to at least by a half.
Have a look at my first try, and if you want any project done in the fields of IoT & Embedded Systems, do reach out to me.
