There is always a chance that some component leads or pads or chip-die it self gets effected by the presence of moisture. This causes malfunction or poor soldering. That's the reason the manufacturers ask for pre-bake step. However for hobby use you can apply a bit more flux and the things can get soldered easily. Also use high quality fluxes which have good reducing capabilities.
Hello! Great vid!! I bought a pic32 from mouser. The packaging says it's moisture sensitive and it needs to be pre baked before reflow. Do you think the microcontroller will actually get damaged if I dont't pre bake it? Also what if I'm thinking of soldering it with an iron?? Thanks!!
i actually built a datalogger unit with PIC18F452 which communicates with a gsm module and sends SMS periodically. The PIC i used was fairly sufficient for the project i am working. What i am curious about is that why did you use PIC32 for this project? Is there any other thing that PIC is working on other than sending commands to the module? Thanks for your answer. (I know that the video is kinda old and the question i am asking may be irrelevant but i'd be happy if you answer)
Hello,
There is always a chance that some component leads or pads or chip-die it self gets effected by the presence of moisture. This causes malfunction or poor soldering. That's the reason the manufacturers ask for pre-bake step. However for hobby use you can apply a bit more flux and the things can get soldered easily. Also use high quality fluxes which have good reducing capabilities.
Hope that this helps.
Warm Regards,
Boseji
boseji 1 month ago
Hello! Great vid!! I bought a pic32 from mouser. The packaging says it's moisture sensitive and it needs to be pre baked before reflow. Do you think the microcontroller will actually get damaged if I dont't pre bake it? Also what if I'm thinking of soldering it with an iron?? Thanks!!
niragorri 1 month ago
i actually built a datalogger unit with PIC18F452 which communicates with a gsm module and sends SMS periodically. The PIC i used was fairly sufficient for the project i am working. What i am curious about is that why did you use PIC32 for this project? Is there any other thing that PIC is working on other than sending commands to the module? Thanks for your answer. (I know that the video is kinda old and the question i am asking may be irrelevant but i'd be happy if you answer)
senburt 2 months ago
@senburt
This video was a part of the series of progress steps leading to the final project LATHI.
Have a look at the following site: sites.google.com/site/pic32site/
Hope that this would help.
boseji 2 months ago
great indian song ;) please help
gadarpur 10 months ago
hi
nice gadget..
bigstreet8 2 years ago
I am using the MTSMC-G-F4-ED.R1 GSM module from Multi-Tech Systems Inc.
boseji 2 years ago
Hi nice gadget, Which gsm module were using?
alvaromautone 2 years ago
@alvaromautone ...!!!!
mu86neer 1 year ago