Don, you old f**t, I'm 32 already, 10 months older than thee. Regarding surface mounts, I have used Scotch tape to pick up and place parts. It holds nicely while tack soldering and is easy to reposition. I also like to "flood with solder and wick the excess", it's risky, but usually works fine. I built the daughter card for PIC-L III, which has a 24-pin SMT IC, this way.
Flux is important, as several have noted. It can hold the part temporarily, too. Monty K2DLJ On Sep 10, 2011, at 12:32 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Actually, I will celebrate my 32nd birthday next February. Since "Life > begins at 40", I decided to start counting from there. :-) > > 73, > Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
