How To Reflow Solder With A Heat Gun

I mean a heat gun.

How to reflow solder with a heat gun. The heat gun produces a lot of air that can blow these parts away. The chip in question on my unit isnt the gpucpu but a smaller simpler chip. A common heat gun is an inexpensive way to reflow or reattach electronic components that have been soldered together.

How to reflow a video card with a cheap heat gun. That process should have never been called a reflow. I do agree that any reflow with any heat gun is a shotgun approach.

Keeping the GPU chip at a distance of two inches from the heat gun blow the heat over it continuously for one minute. We take full responsibility for our products. A reflow should be done with the right tools only.

Same thought on buying a used board. Place a chunk of solder on a penny hold the heat gun one inch above it and record how long it takes the solder to flow. If a real heatgun point it at the gpu die and do that for a while and see if its better.

So my question is. The reason why many believe that the hairdryer worked as a reflow tool was due to the repairs done on Xbox 360s and PS3s. It is important to heat the braid with the iron and let the solder in the braid heat the pins as opposed to heating the bridged pins directly.

I read the posts on the net about baking it in the oven and hitting it with a heat gun. Keep the temperature of 220c with very low air pressure and preheat the gun for just about 30 seconds. Saying the magic spell meltum meltum meltum move the nozzle back and forth until the solder begins to flow the solder should appear shiney and molten.