Ericj-2-2 wrote > ... SMT is a breeze with a magnifying bench lamp, a decent soldering > station, tweezers and a reasonably steady hand. You have to learn a > couple of different and sometimes scary techniques. Melting all the pins > together into a long solder blob on an expensive SMT chip, then wicking > off the excess took some guts...
I agree the SMT work is not an issue. I just finished a SoftRock Ensemble Rx II -- the first SMT I tried was the microscopic 3V regulator -- trial by fire! But the hot air and solder paste approach is the way to go. Here is what I bought on Amazon for about $55: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PPRJHS/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Although now showing "unavailable" -- I am sure a similar item could be found elsewhere. By the way, the hot air gun is also great for removing components, as compared to using an iron... So please bring on the SMT kits! 73 ES GOD BLESS U ES URS DE KEN N4OI -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K4-No-I-want-a-KX2-tp7574100p7574148.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
