Ian Smith wrote:


>If someone out there can handle SMD and wants to build
>one and verify it is operational, I can supply enough
>parts so you can make one or two for yourself. :-)
>

>Curse you SMD devices.. curse you I say...
>

Ian, there was a thread about soldering tiny SMT parts a
couple of months ago. Anyone remember the name?

IIRC, all you need are tiny little itty-bitty fingers,
and you can work with them real easy -[just kidding]. One
successful method was to just solder them up - using a lot
of paste under the chip to help prevent solder spread, and
then go back over the pins using solder wick to suck off
the solder bridges between pins. The people with the smallest
fingers swore it was mainly a matter of practice.

- danM

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