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There are relatively affordable vapor phase ovens- at $WORK I arranged the purchase of Vapor Phase One- it works really well. However, some people are more sens
by fest 4y ago
There are relatively affordable vapor phase ovens- at $WORK I arranged the purchase of Vapor Phase One- it works really well. However, some people are more sensitive to the resulting smell.
- amelius 4y agoSensitive as in a allergic reaction or a headache? Or just a dislike of the smell?
- fest 4y agoFrom what I gathered- just dislike, mixed with some concerns. I didn't smell anything apart from the usual flux smell, but I have very little sense of smell.
- lightedman 4y agoMy issue with vapor-phase is that it tends to cause a lot of tombstoned or sleeping components. It's pretty good for multi-leg components like power ICs and processors and BGA components, but not so good on two-conductor resistors, capacitors, jumpers, etc. This is mostly because with vapor-phase you can't really control the thermal profile of the reflow.
- fest 4y agoMy understanding is that Galden vapor is dense, so you get a layer of hot vapor near the fluid, with lower temperature further from fluid (where there is less vapor)- the required thermal profile is maintained by controlling position of the boards..