[chbot] PCB hotplate recommendations

[Mark Atherton]

I use an 853 with mixed thro-hole and SMT PCBs

-Mark

On 17-Sep-24 12:33 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:
> Mining for information again. Been looking at a few hotplates and they 
> seem to come in two varieties - either blowing air through a mesh (e.g. 
> KADA 853V) onto the underside of a PCB or as a flat plate (e.g. UYUE 
> 946C) that conducts onto the PCB.
> 
> Obviously different but presumably the former is best if you have 
> through hole parts but the latter will (I expect) have better 
> temperature control.
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> -- 
> Robin Gilks
> 
> 
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