SMD Assembly - Revision history

F0x at 10:47, 10 March 2020

2020-03-10T10:47:57Z

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	Assembling your own SMD stuff isn't that hard :) ~~I'm documenting my work so far here~~		Assembling your own SMD stuff isn't that hard :) This page is a document-as-we-do-things(-or-afterwards) log

	== ~~stencil~~ ==		== Stencil ==
	You can either order this with your board, or lasercut these yourself from Mylar.		You can either order this with your board, or lasercut these yourself from Mylar.
	JLC has really cheap stencils, at ~6 euros for 380x280mm you can either order with your (panelized) boards, or separately afterwards		JLC has really cheap stencils, at ~6 euros for 380x280mm you can either order with your (panelized) boards, or separately afterwards
	Lasercutting works well with engraving at speed 50, power 5, 0.02mm spacing, but is really slow (and thus quickly more expensive than JLC). For some pads you might want to shrink them down to 90% size, but for the 0805/sot23/soic/tssop stuff I did 100% was fine.		Lasercutting works well with engraving at speed 50, power 5, 0.02mm spacing, but is really slow (and thus quickly more expensive than JLC). For some pads you might want to shrink them down to 90% size, but for the 0805/sot23/soic/tssop stuff I did 100% was fine.

	== ~~applying paste~~ ==		== Applying Paste ==
	noopwafel has a 500g(!) tub of (lead-free) Loctite GC-10 T3 lead-free paste, and a paint scraper for applying it. Feel free to use some, but please don't contaminate either (ask for help if needed). It is stable at room temperature and remains sticky for several hours.		noopwafel has a 500g(!) tub of (lead-free) Loctite GC-10 T3 lead-free paste, and a paint scraper for applying it. Feel free to use some, but please don't contaminate either (ask for help if needed). It is stable at room temperature and remains sticky for several hours.

	== ~~components~~ ==		== Components ==

	There are SAMLA's of sorted and unsorted SMD components above the soldering table. Our selection is a bit random/limited right now.		There are SAMLA's of sorted and unsorted SMD components above the soldering table. Our selection is a bit random/limited right now.
	LCSC and TME seem to be the cheapest places for components.		LCSC and TME seem to be the cheapest places for components.

	== ~~pick~~-and-~~place~~ ==		== Pick-and-Place ==
	The silver 'gatenkaas'-tweezers are alright, but I prefer reverse-tweezers with ceramic tips (cheap on aliexpress).		The silver 'gatenkaas'-tweezers are alright, but I prefer reverse-tweezers with ceramic tips (cheap on aliexpress).
	[https://github.com/openscopeproject/InteractiveHtmlBom Interactive HTML BOM] is an amazing KiCad plugin that exports a single html webapp that, well, shows your BOM interactively, and where to place everything on the board. You can see a demo page here [https://f.0x52.eu/upload/lipo.html LiPo Module Interactive BOM]		[https://github.com/openscopeproject/InteractiveHtmlBom Interactive HTML BOM] is an amazing KiCad plugin that exports a single html webapp that, well, shows your BOM interactively, and where to place everything on the board. You can see a demo page here [https://f.0x52.eu/upload/lipo.html LiPo Module Interactive BOM]

	== ~~reflow~~ ==		== Reflow ==
	We have a [[Reflow Oven]], be careful with your temperatures as I burnt my first panel, a [[Hotair]] rework station, and a [[Preheater]].		We have a [[Reflow Oven]], be careful with your temperatures as I burnt my first panel, a [[Hotair]] rework station, and a [[Preheater]].

F0x at 10:46, 10 March 2020

2020-03-10T10:46:05Z

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F0x: merge f0x' and noopwafel's experience into one page

2020-03-10T10:45:49Z

merge f0x' and noopwafel's experience into one page

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Assembling your own SMD stuff isn't that hard :) I'm documenting my work so far here

== stencil ==
You can either order this with your board, or lasercut these yourself from Mylar.
JLC has really cheap stencils, at ~6 euros for 380x280mm you can either order with your (panelized) boards, or separately afterwards
Lasercutting works well with engraving at speed 50, power 5, 0.02mm spacing, but is really slow (and thus quickly more expensive than JLC). For some pads you might want to shrink them down to 90% size, but for the 0805/sot23/soic/tssop stuff I did 100% was fine.

== applying paste ==
noopwafel has a 500g(!) tub of (lead-free) Loctite GC-10 T3 lead-free paste, and a paint scraper for applying it. Feel free to use some, but please don't contaminate either (ask for help if needed). It is stable at room temperature and remains sticky for several hours.

== components ==

There are SAMLA's of sorted and unsorted SMD components above the soldering table. Our selection is a bit random/limited right now.
LCSC and TME seem to be the cheapest places for components.

== pick-and-place ==
The silver 'gatenkaas'-tweezers are alright, but I prefer reverse-tweezers with ceramic tips (cheap on aliexpress).
[https://github.com/openscopeproject/InteractiveHtmlBom Interactive HTML BOM] is an amazing KiCad plugin that exports a single html webapp that, well, shows your BOM interactively, and where to place everything on the board. You can see a demo page here [https://f.0x52.eu/upload/lipo.html LiPo Module Interactive BOM]

== reflow ==
We have a [[Reflow Oven]], be careful with your temperatures as I burnt my first panel, a [[Hotair]] rework station, and a [[Preheater]].