--0__=aXxhOkrx4m2s5YzYG5VGzWJM9FBPZ20tnrsPrRrCYCH9tlQFK9fJL6s4 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Yes With a steady hand and a good eye it is easy. Hot air pencil and paste is easier than fine point iron, but iron is OK. Just hold with tweezers and tack each end down. 1206 package are good to start with... 0805 not too bad 0604 challenging and I've only had a few tech's that can hand build 0402 (all numbers are package sizes). The real tiny RF stuff is usually done under 10X or greater magnification. Advantage is size (small and less parasitics) and reduced board costs (size and limited drilling). |--------+-----------------------> | | rad0 | | | | | | | | | 02/28/01 | | | 01:43 PM | | | Please | | | respond to | | | pic | | | microcontroll| | | er discussion| | | list | | | | |--------+-----------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU | | cc: (bcc: Scott Touchton/US/UNIPHASE) | | Subject: [ot]: surface mount question... | >----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Can you use a surface mount chip one at a time? Or must these things be 'installed' using a machine? I'm thinking of myself as a hobbiest, building a prototype. I just want to know if this can be done on a work bench I'm assuming the surface mount stuff is much smaller and more compact, this is their advantage right? 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