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Re: SMD Soldering is Easy...


 

People need to try and work with SMD parts...it IS easier than you think. I also use the approach below, but use tweezers to hold the part in place while soldering. I find:


the the left-most pair above works best for hold the SMD in place while soldering. The set costs under $10 online.

Jack, W8TEE

On Sunday, July 14, 2019, 9:57:03 AM EDT, wb6ogd <garywinblad@...> wrote:

SMD is easy.? So much better than through hole.
I put solder on one pad.? Drop the part, push it around with an exacto
knife.
Hold down with a finger or (finger nail for small 0805 parts). Solder
the one
pad, then the rest.? Solder braid if you get bridging.
73,
Gary
WB6OGD


On 7/14/2019 6:38 AM, Shirley Dulcey KE1L wrote:
Looks like a useful technique for SOIC parts, as shown in the picture.
There are many kits that use a few SMD ICs of that size along with
mostly through-hole components. The Softrock series is a good example.
I'm guessing that the picture comes from one of Diz's own kits.

Not as big a help for smaller form factors like TSSOP. They're so
small that they'd be hard to tape down, and the big problem you have
with those is solder bridges between the closely spaced leads. I've
never had much success dealing with TSSOP with a soldering iron and
wire solder; I'll always get out the heat gun and solder paste for
those. I know that some people have made it work by putting down a
bunch of solder and then using solder wick to remove most of it but I
haven't gotten that technique to work.

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 8:08 AM w8diz <w8diz@...> wrote:



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