Hello,
I’m looking for a cheap pneumatic dispenser (doiing a lot of prototypes and very short runs, stencil is too much expensive for that).
I’ve seen on ebay a lot of this model for quit cheap : http://www.teliasia.com/dis.asp
Do anybody uses it and is it viable for soldering paste application (very fine pitch) ?
Regards,
Thomas.
Hey,
Used a stencil for the first time … jut forget about the peneumatic dispenser.
Every PCB I will get fabbed in the future will go with it’s stencil, that’s it.
Regards,
Thomas.
Have to agree. Go the stencil route unless the board is small and no fine pitch.
I recently switched to stencil use when I had a PCB with 0.5 pitch connector and some 20 pin QFN devices on it. Worked first time and so did the other 2 boards I did.
Won’t be going back to the pneumatic tools again.
Dave…
v8dave:
Have to agree. Go the stencil route unless the board is small and no fine pitch.I recently switched to stencil use when I had a PCB with 0.5 pitch connector and some 20 pin QFN devices on it. Worked first time and so did the other 2 boards I did.
Won’t be going back to the pneumatic tools again.
Dave…
Count me in for stencils too. Oharallp or something like that, does a 8.5x11" sheet for 25$ + shipping. This, combined with a tub of solder paste and a business card, I can not only cover every SMD pad on my board in about 30 seconds, but then stick it in my toaster and cook it for a few mintutes…Instant finished board. It is so fast, what used to take me hours to older by hand now is done in about 2 minutes in my toaster. I’ll never go back.
n1ist:
http://www.ohararp.com/
Thats the one. Thanks for posting the link. I’ve done 4 stencils so far from this place and I am completely satisfied by the results. My recommendation, you get 8.5x11" for 25$+shipping, so fit as many designs as you can on that sheet to maximize your value. They ship them cut with a 1/2-1" border around each one.