Heathkit has a kit to learn surface mount soldering. You build a code practice oscillator.
https://shop.heathkit.com/shop/product/heathrulestm-cpo-active-rulertm-surface-mount-solder-skills-learning-kit-er-1001-40 I’m tempted to get one. That would be a nice skill to pick up. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jun 6, 2019, at 12:35 PM, Paul Maciel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Grant, > > There certainly were a lot more than a handful that build the NorCal 2030 > that had a surface parts count close if not more that the K1. > > 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 <[email protected]> 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:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > > --- > 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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
