Quality before quantity Roman...
But, I must say reflow is soo much more pleasant.
And, free solder-paste only makes it better :-)

    KreAture

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Black" <fastvid@EZY.NET.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: hand SMD soldering


> Kyrre Aalerud wrote:
> >
> > Sounds like too much fuzz.
> >
> > When I do it by hand, i use a simple 1mm tipped 15-30w iron and I use
0.8mm
> > wire with fluxed core.  Sor IC's, start by aligning the chip and
soldeing
> > one of the corner legs.  Then take the leg on the opposite corner.  Now
it's
> > simple to do the rest 1 by 1.
>
>
> Or tack the corners, then just solder the lot using
> a normal medium tip iron, (very quickly) and just
> remove the few bridges with wick. Why solder pins
> one by one?? :o)
> -Roman
>
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