Lawrence, where did you buy the smd soldering kit? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- DXTron Technology Inc PCB Assembly PIC Chip Programming ----------------------------------------------------------------- redrock8@dxtron.com www.dxtron.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Lile" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:13 AM Subject: RE: [EE:] Lotta sap (flux on tweezers) >I coughed up a hundred clams for a surface mount soldering kit with a >syringe of paste flux and several syringes of solder. I never had any >problem with flux on the tweezers with this arrangement. The stuff seems to >last forever since you only use a tiny bit each time. I am sure it has >exceeded its shelf life but I am still using it. > > I used flux and solder for a number of years, and got a syringe of > solder/flux mixture and had good results with that by itself with no extra > flux. > > But if you are stuck with wire solder, you need lots and lots of flux to > make surface mount work. > > -- Lawrence Lile, P.E. > Electrical and Electronic Solutions > Project Solutions Companies > www.projsolco.com > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Peter L. Peres [mailto:plp@actcom.co.il] >> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 1:24 PM >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >> Subject: Re: [EE:] Lotta sap (flux on tweezers) >> >> >> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Charles Craft wrote: >> >> > If you have seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and remember >> > Clark trying to read a magazine after doing battle with the Christmas >> > tree, that's me with SMT parts stuck to my tweezers after using liquid >> > flux on SMT boards. What am I doing wrong?????????????? >> > >> > If you flux after placing the parts then they stick to the flux brush. >> > I >> > guess one of those little flux syringe doo hickies might be better but >> > haven't picked one up yet. >> > >> > If you flux first (which is great to hold the part) then it seems that >> > a >> > little flux always wicks up on to the end of the tweezers. In the TSSOP >> > soldering thread someone mentioned using paste flux. Thoughts? >> >> Wipe the tweezer tip in a q-tip soaked in solvent before picking the next >> part up, or whenever you feel like it. The q-tip is held with a file >> clamp >> to the solvent pot lip (tiny glass baby food container in my case) or >> thumb tacked to the wooden table with a sheet of foil under it. >> >> Peter >> _______________________________________________ >> http://www.piclist.com >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> --- >> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >> Version: 6.0.762 / Virus Database: 510 - Release Date: 9/13/2004 >> > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.762 / Virus Database: 510 - Release Date: 9/13/2004 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.piclist.com > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist