PicDude wrote:

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>>For 2-sided ICs, putting flux on the bottom of the pins as well as the PCB
>>helps a lot. If you have a wide enough bit, one method is to put solder on
>>all the pads, put flux on the pins, hold the part in place and reflow the
>>whole row down onto the solder.
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>>"Soder-Wick" brand is the only braid worth using. There is s HUGE
>>difference between good and bad solder braid.
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I have had some braid for a while that never worked very satisfactorily, but the other day I had the idea of just pushing the end into some flux before using it .. works great .. just like soder-wick.

Peter



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>>I like the chemtronics circuit works flux pens (cw8200) - the spray stuff
>>is messy and too sticky.
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>Yes, the pen is awesome -- I use the CW9200.
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I have a pot of flux and use a really small artists paintbrush to coat 
the stuff I am just about to solder. Usually it needs only a very thin coat

Peter


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