On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:35:32 +0100, Man at B&Q wrote:

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.

http://www.addictivetips.com/hardwar...aking-in-oven/

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