Reflowing solder on arcade PCB

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024

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  • @yebo5611
    @yebo5611 Год назад

    Excellent video!

  • @stephenwallenhaupt4357
    @stephenwallenhaupt4357 3 года назад +1

    This video is well done and very instructive. Thanks, SW

  • @SP6QKX
    @SP6QKX 2 года назад

    :) Thanks / Greetings from Poland

  • @AH-jj6sw
    @AH-jj6sw 3 года назад

    So glad I found this video. Just getting into the arcade hobby and starting my first big repairs on a machine of mine Nobody ever explained reflowing to me before and it's good to see how to properly do it. Always thought that just meant remelting it with the soldering iron. But now I know otherwise. Thanks!

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  3 года назад +1

      Glad I could help!

    • @AH-jj6sw
      @AH-jj6sw 3 года назад

      @@arcadepartsandrepair183 Also means I probably need to pull a few boards in my jukebox that I "repaired" before and fix them the right way now

  • @tartgreenapple
    @tartgreenapple 4 года назад

    Good vid, thanks!

  • @stevekemper4496
    @stevekemper4496 Год назад

    What is the process in actually cleaning the circuit board before reflowing the joints?

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  Год назад +1

      i fill a wash sink and add a couple cups of the simple green HD and i also add a fair amount of dawn ultra and let the boards soak for a while before i scrub them.

  • @karlimortel5901
    @karlimortel5901 7 лет назад +1

    This is a amazing video A+.

    • @SunOfRa
      @SunOfRa 6 лет назад +1

      I agree, he should make more.

  • @urdnal
    @urdnal 5 лет назад +2

    Good stuff but lead doesn't vapourize at soldering temperatures. Nowhere near hot enough. It's flux fumes that are the problem. Most of it is made up of particulates small enough that a HEPA filter is needed to catch them. I mention this because it's a simple thing to do for oneself; fan + filter. But seemingly all the DIY solder fume filtration setups I've seen only use those foam carbon filters and those are practically useless for filtering the majority of what makes up solder fumes.

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  5 лет назад

      No, lead doesn't vaporize but you definitely need a good ventilation/extraction system when soldering (especially with leaded solder).

  • @drmathias
    @drmathias 7 лет назад

    Hello, can you provide a little more information on the desoldering tool you use, as well as the temperature of that tool (and the regular soldering iron). Thanks!

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  7 лет назад +1

      we use edsyn zd500dx desoldering stations (we have three of them and have used them for over a dozen years). if your only a hobbyist and don't use it almost daily than there are less expensive units on the market. i personally use 63/37 solder with good ventilation extraction system and solder/desolder at about 650F - 700F. the temperature can vary depending on the type of solder you adding or removing. hope this helps.

    • @drmathias
      @drmathias 7 лет назад

      Just wanted to say thanks for posting this video. I reflowed a bunch of connections tonight and huzzah! Asteroids Deluxe cocktail working again after 30 years off :)

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  7 лет назад +1

      i am glad to hear that. now its time to play the game.

  • @Arcadenut1
    @Arcadenut1 2 года назад

    You can skip the connector portion if you just desolder all pins except for 1, redo them, then finish the final one. That way nothing falls out.

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  2 года назад

      that doesn't always work as the pins can tip and also the pins can heat the plastic base and it will just drop right out so its always safer to use a connector.

  • @cdcVintage
    @cdcVintage 3 года назад

    I thought reflowing solder was just heating up the old solder to help get the old cracks out.

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  3 года назад

      absolutely NOT. if you do that it will come back to bite you because you introduce all the surface contaminants into the solder that way and no flux to clean. ALWAYS remove old solder and apply all new solder with give you the best results.

  • @ccrandjam1562
    @ccrandjam1562 4 года назад

    How do you clean the board

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  4 года назад +1

      simple green HD and water, thoroughly rinse and let dry well for a couple days and after a day i use compressed air to get water out from under components that trap water and then let dry another day.

    • @creedtkr
      @creedtkr 3 года назад

      @@arcadepartsandrepair183 Just wondering if you can give me detail on the simple green HD cleaning that you do on the boards? Do you dilute the simple green HD if so 5050? Or full strength?
      Also how long do you leave the simple green on the board before rinsing with water and do use a paintbrush to also clean while the simple green is wet on the board?
      Thanks for your time

    • @arcadepartsandrepair183
      @arcadepartsandrepair183  3 года назад +1

      @@creedtkr i fill a wash sink and add a couple cups of the simple green HD and i also add a fair amount of dawn ultra and let the boards soak for a while before i scrub them.

    • @creedtkr
      @creedtkr 3 года назад

      @@arcadepartsandrepair183 OK thank you very much for such a fast reply. I just ordered and received a bunch of PCB cab kits from you and I want to clean the boards like you recommend before I do my repairs. Thanks again

    • @creedtkr
      @creedtkr 3 года назад

      @@arcadepartsandrepair183 Also love your videos and your store.
      If you ever have time you should do a video on your cleaning process I’m sure it would help myself and others to do a proper job