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Introduction
Hot-air stations or heat guns are very useful tools and are essential for any electronics workbench. When working with or building printed circuit boards, there is a lot of room for errors to be made. Whether you're relying on machines to do the building for you or building by hand, solder can often have a mind of its own. Sometimes the person doing the building (or the person programming the machine that does the building) can make a mistake. Other times, the solder or components on the PCB can react in ways that are not desirable during reflow. Have no fear though, there are ways to remedy this! The SparkFun hot-air rework station - 303D is one such solution.
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TOL-19101
This hot-air rework station is great for professionals and hobbyists in need of tight temperature tolerances and large air fl…
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Tools
Besides a hot-air rework station, you’ll need a few tools to rework a surface mount components on a board. The tweezer type will depend on the job and personal preference. Flux can also help reflow solder joints.
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With this Insulated Silicone Soldering Mat you will be provided with the means to protect your desktop, soldering station, or…
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TOL-11784
Are you frustrated with the lack of dexterity from most third hands? The SparkFun Third Hand gives you the ability to hold a …
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TOL-10603
You can tell by our large assortment of tweezers that we here at SparkFun are way into picking up tiny things. To make sure w…
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TOL-10602
You can tell by our large assortment of tweezers that we here at SparkFun are way into picking up tiny things. To make sure w…
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TOL-14579
This 10mL no-clean flux pen from Chip Quik is great for all of your solder, de-solder, rework, and reflow purposes!
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TOL-12572
These are nice, cross-locking, curved tweezers, unlike traditional models the tips on these tweezers will remain closed until…
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TOL-12573
These are nice, cross-locking, straight tweezers, unlike traditional models the tips on these tweezers will remain closed unt…
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TOL-10410
The Panavise Jr. is a great vise with a vacuum base. Its jaws open up to about 3" and have grooves for PCBs. It's perfect for…
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Additional Tools
To protect your table's finish, we recommend using a heat resistant material.
- Heat Resistant Material
- Piece of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
- Silicone Mat
If this is the first time that you have reworked a board, try reworking a scrap board from our ding and dent before reworking an expensive PCB!
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DD-08477
Let our failure be your creation. We've got quite a stack of coasters - these are PCBs that were retired because of hardware …
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DD-10351
At our current size, it's inevitable that there will be some waste in production. This is a grab bag of some of the parts tha…
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