John, Do not let age stop you. I am 74 and have very bad eyes and I have used SM parts for some time. You will need al the SM tools and a good microscope and you should do OK. Derward Myrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nall" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [EE]Surface Mount Devices > Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > > SO is easy. SSOP is slightly more difficult but still managable. However > > I would not like to solder a QFN even with a hot air rework station... > > > . > I haven't tried any of the SMD stuff, but a goodly number of the > interesting QRP (amateur radio -- very low power) projects use the > parts, so may have to wade in. > . > Just FYI, there are some adapter boards available for working with SMD > parts, some which can be found at the website > http://www.futurlec.com/SMD_Adapters.shtml. I haven't tried any of > those yet, either, but they might make the transition a bit easier. > Especially for us old guys, with poor eyesight and unsteady hands. > . > John > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist