A rework station is great for both professionals and hobbyists who need of a device to bake their boards without resorting to an oven-type heating device. It is lightweight, with just 100 to 200 millimeters in width and height and its body has a great anti-static design. Moreover, and perhaps one of the greatest benefits of having a rework station is its price because it is amazingly cheap. Most importantly, its features are a no brainer.
For starters, a rework station has a digital screen that shows air flow rate and warmth. It heats up easily as well and the temp could be manipulated between 100 and 480 degrees Celsius. Here are a couple of tips on how to use the rework station correctly:
1. Prepare your effects. Gather the things you may need such as soldering paste, stencil, ruler or blade for spreading out the paste, tweezers, magnifying glass and alligator handle. Using a tweezer, place the metal stencils over the LPKF board. Once the stencils are in place, spread the solder paste thinly over the holes of the stencils using the blade or small ruler. Lift the stencils off the circuit board then mount the parts over the part where the paste has been spread.
2. Begin soldering. Turn on the rework station's switch and set the temp at 350 degrees. set the airflow at four or five to provide the airflow just enough strength to heat up the circuit board but not too strong to dismantle the mount parts. Attach the board to the alligator hands and be sure they are secured in place, then start heating the circuit board with the rework station's nozzle. Just remember to hold the gun a few centimeters away from the circuit board and to move it over the components in a circular movement.
Rework stations are great for multiple applications such as standard SMD repair, removal and reflow, testing thermal IC stress, welding thermoplastics and shrink-wrapping items with tubes or plastic. It can also be a fantastic tool to add to your work bench specially if you are looking forward to starting your own authorized repair centre trade.
For starters, a rework station has a digital screen that shows air flow rate and warmth. It heats up easily as well and the temp could be manipulated between 100 and 480 degrees Celsius. Here are a couple of tips on how to use the rework station correctly:
1. Prepare your effects. Gather the things you may need such as soldering paste, stencil, ruler or blade for spreading out the paste, tweezers, magnifying glass and alligator handle. Using a tweezer, place the metal stencils over the LPKF board. Once the stencils are in place, spread the solder paste thinly over the holes of the stencils using the blade or small ruler. Lift the stencils off the circuit board then mount the parts over the part where the paste has been spread.
2. Begin soldering. Turn on the rework station's switch and set the temp at 350 degrees. set the airflow at four or five to provide the airflow just enough strength to heat up the circuit board but not too strong to dismantle the mount parts. Attach the board to the alligator hands and be sure they are secured in place, then start heating the circuit board with the rework station's nozzle. Just remember to hold the gun a few centimeters away from the circuit board and to move it over the components in a circular movement.
Rework stations are great for multiple applications such as standard SMD repair, removal and reflow, testing thermal IC stress, welding thermoplastics and shrink-wrapping items with tubes or plastic. It can also be a fantastic tool to add to your work bench specially if you are looking forward to starting your own authorized repair centre trade.
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