Another oops to amuse you.....
On Aug 9, 8:58*pm, "Lieutenant Scott" wrote:
I don't know if I told you but I have a graphics card that's out of warranty and stopped working.
Well I checked for swollen or burst capacitors, there weren't any.
So as a last resort I tried the bake in the oven method to reflow the solder.
9 minutes at 196C as advised.
Advised by who, FFS?
Reflow needs a short preheat, and an even shorter pulse of maximum
temp, othrewise you will just destroy the components.
MBQ
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