That’s the key, of course. Most don’t have the right tools ... regardless, I think it would be a losing proposition since it would require basically re-engineering the radio ..
Grant NQ5T Sent from my iPhone > > With the right tools building surface mount can be easier than thu hole. > > ---Paul AK1P > >> On 6/6/2019 3:18 PM, Grant Youngman wrote: >> There probably aren’t more than a handful of folks who could actually build >> an SMD kit of any size without having to send it back to Elecraft to be >> built or to fix the mess. >> >> Grant NQ5T >> K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 >> >>> On Jun 6, 2019, at 3:13 PM, Gwen Patton <ard...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have a decent soldering station, but for SMD beyond a few parts I don't >>> use a soldering iron. I use an i-Extruder pencil (a stepper-motor powered >>> syringe dispenser) to apply dots of solder paste to the pads, then tweezers >>> to pick-and-place the components. If it's a small area, I use my hot air >>> station to melt the paste and solder the parts. If it's a larger board, I >>> use a microcontroller-driven heating plate called a ReflowR to precisely >>> ramp up the heat, melt the paste, and cool it off so as to cause the least >>> thermal shock to the board or the components. >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to ak1p.p...@gmail.com > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
