Index The index to this thread is found in post number 903 Go to INDEX. [IMG_3826] How about sharing some tips you use? Here is one I use often when I need my third hand to give a constant pull. [2017-01-04_0-01-26.jpg] .

Make a ‘Frying Pan/Spatula’ for the MHT30 hotplate. A ‘Frying Pan’ greatly aids in the safe removal of freshly reflowed PCBs. The pan is made from 1.6 mm thick aluminum and is slightly larger than the hotplate. The ‘Frying Pan’ adds only a few seconds to reflow time. Tweezers at 45° to the pan p…

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Add a ‘Header Desoldering Heat Sink’ to your MHP30 hot plate. It is almost impossible to remove header pin strips from PCBs. With a few hand tools you can make a highly effective tool to easily remove PCB headers. A rectangular bar of aluminum (Heat Sink) is drilled with 1.2 mm holes at the same …

You can apply the ‘Header Desoldering Heat Sink’ idea to other THT component packages. Here we make a heat sink to help remove 10 turn potentiometers from PCBs. There are two different lead configurations for potentiometers, inline and triangular. Make a 3 X 3 drilled grid of 1.2 mm holes; the ho…

Fantastic ideas larryd! I'm really impressed! Do you also have an idea how i can solve this? I have two 18650 batteries soldered together in parallel and i use the pack for powering small 5v projects. I'm using an boost converter to boost voltage to 5V. Thats works as a charm. But i want to make …

Bjerknez: I have two 18650 batteries soldered together in parallel and i use the pack for powering small 5v projects. I'm using an boost converter to boost voltage to 5V. Thats works as a charm. But i want to make an solution that i quick and easy can charge booth batteries as two single cells wi…

Oh my gad! So simple :slight_smile: So it's okay that both batteries are connected together on the ground side when charger plug is connected?

Make a soldering table for the MHP30 hot plate. See post #857 also. The following discusses how adding a hot plate table to your MHP30 can greatly increase its capabilities. FR4 glass fiber PCB material is used in the table. Jack screws are used and can adjust the separation of the tabletop and i…

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