I was using a heat gun on a laptop board for way too long because I misread the label

For about two months, I was setting my heat gun to 450 degrees Celsius for chip rework, thinking it was the right temp. The tip-off was when a tiny capacitor literally popped off a board and flew across my bench like a popcorn kernel. I checked the station's manual again and realized the dial was marked in Fahrenheit, not Celsius! I'd been blasting components with over 800 degrees F. Has anyone else had a moment where a simple unit mix-up caused a mini disaster?

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nora53515d ago

Honestly that's on the manufacturer for using Fahrenheit in the first place, who even does that anymore.

the_val15d ago

Ugh @nora535, I just stuck a Celsius sticker over the dial on my oven.