# Assembly and Testing

## Assembly and Testing

### Overview 

The assembly and testing of self-designed PCBs requires some extra equipment. Much of this has already been thought out on the [Rapid Prototyping Elektronik](https://wiki.betreiberverein.de/books/werkstattplanung/page/rapid-prototyping-elektronik) page and in particular on the [associated spreadsheet/list](https://www.reichelt.de/loetrauchabsaugung-zd-153-23-w-filter-zd-153-p90929.html?&trstct=pol_27&nbc=1). I would like repeat some of the recommended items here. Another good reference for this is the [Soldering Workshop](https://www.binary-kitchen.de/wiki/projekte:loetworkshop) presented by Binary Kitchen, Regensburg.

### The kit for each attendee

- Lötstation
- Löt
- Schutzbrille
- Lötrauchabsaugung
- Metallschwamm
- Seitenschneider
- Pinzetten
- Drittehand
- Entlötpumpe und Entlötlitze
- ESD matte
- Lampe.

### Advanced Gear

- Heißluftlötstation
- Reflow-ofen

Some of this equipment is already in ZAM. However, there is not enough to run any type of soldering workshop and the safety equipment is as yet not available - solder fumes extractor and safety glasses.

We could build our own Solder fume extractor. Binary kitchen have [theirs as a kit](https://github.com/marove2000/humo). There are plenty of other examples on the [Thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=solder+fume&type=things&sort=relevant). In my case, I created one from a PC cooling fan, an off-the-shelf case, a 12 V LED lamp and a flexible hose from a fire-lighter. I imagine we could come up with something in the middle.

[![FumesExtractor.jpg](https://wiki.betreiberverein.de/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/scaled-1680-/gdJsWlgZiQLt0wpe-fumesextractor.jpg)](https://wiki.betreiberverein.de/uploads/images/gallery/2022-06/gdJsWlgZiQLt0wpe-fumesextractor.jpg)