I do it by putting a small blob of solder on the pad, then pressing down =
the device while reflowing
it, so it beds down into the solder. Flux on the part helps as well.=20
=20

On Fri, 16 May 2003 13:45:30 -0400, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Just a quick question on surface mount hand soldering: how does one
>typically hand solder a D2PAK package (similar to a TO220 except that =
the
>tab is a lot smaller and the whole package lays flat on the board)? The
>only way I could find so far was to heat the tiny amount of tab that =
sticks
>out and apply solder at the junction between the tab and the pad on the
>board, but given that the part lays so perfectly flat in contact against
>the board, I'm not sure that any solder is wicking between the part and =
the
>board, it might only be soldering it at the tab end. Is this the way it =
is
>supposed to work?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Sean

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