At 07:41 PM 3/27/02 +0000, you wrote:
>in all of my classes i have learned to use ic sockets, and the industrial
>ways of soldering smt devices. i am working on a project that i do not want
>the ic to wiggle out of the socket, i am not worried about having to swap
>out the ic so i wish to solder it directly to the board. what ways do you
>recomend to solder ics and smts to a pcb within a hobiest budget, without
>overheating them?

I'm surprised this didn't get cross posted onto here but you could build
a hot air soldering iron for about $20.

Try this under "Soldering hints and tips":
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/links/

 > Here's the Rat Shack $10 desoldering pen he mentions:
 >
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F005%5F006%5F003%5F000&product%5Fid=64%2D2060

 >
Here is a link to building a Hot Air Pencil
http://hans-w.com/surfacem.htm

I just happened to have grabbed one of these out of desperation and then
two days later this showed up so now I'm hunting around for that aquarium
pump to try it out.

Dave

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