Hey all. I'm just wondering if anyone has ever tried dip soldering larger PCBs in a small size solder pot, working in sections? I have these distribution bus PCBs that are 15 x 1.7" (38.1 x 4.32 cm), and I haven't found a pot large enough to accommodate that size in one pass for less than $10,000.
I'm wondering about the possibility of using a smaller solder pot (like the one linked below), filling it right to the brim, and then lowering my boards into the meniscus of the molten solder one section at a time.
Keeping the solder at the right level would be fidgety, but this seems like it would work. Has anyone heard of using a solder pot in this manner for small production runs? Any recommendation for a solder pot that should do the trick?
I've got some other boards that would also benefit from having the pot, plus once a year or so I recycle a lot of damaged PCBs, so I wouldn't mind spending up to say ~ $1000.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CM558-Lead-...250620?hash=item25d64e603c:g:eLcAAOxyUgtTKWdl
Thanks!
I'm wondering about the possibility of using a smaller solder pot (like the one linked below), filling it right to the brim, and then lowering my boards into the meniscus of the molten solder one section at a time.
Keeping the solder at the right level would be fidgety, but this seems like it would work. Has anyone heard of using a solder pot in this manner for small production runs? Any recommendation for a solder pot that should do the trick?
I've got some other boards that would also benefit from having the pot, plus once a year or so I recycle a lot of damaged PCBs, so I wouldn't mind spending up to say ~ $1000.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CM558-Lead-...250620?hash=item25d64e603c:g:eLcAAOxyUgtTKWdl
Thanks!