At 02:28 PM 2/28/01 -0600, you wrote:
> > Sorry... hot air pencil looks like a little soldering iron,
> > but it blow a gentle stream of hot air.
>
>DARN HOT air, as you can well imagine. And "gentle" enough to blow little
>parts off the PCB...

Remember that hot air stations may be a little bit pricey for the average
hobbyist. I'd recommend 30 - 40 AWG solder a super sharp tip, and lots of
flux. Remember to wash your boards, as alot of water soluble flux is a bit
conductive when it dries.  Rob, doesn't your air station have an adjustable
air-flow? :)

Cheers


> > Solder paste is like solder, but it is
> > the consistency of...
> > of....of....
>
>Toothpaste?
>
>Imagine a mix of paste flux and solder "dust".
>
> > well it can flow, but is very stiff.  You can dispense it
> > from a syringe like
> > thing with a decent size nozzle.  You put some paste on each
> > pad where the part
> > will be, lay the part on the paste, and use the hot air
> > pencil to reflow the
> > paste (melt it.. like how solder melts).
>
>
>-Robert Severson
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