That's my way of doing it. Use good solder wick to get the pad as free from solder as possible. There is enough solder on the SMD component pads for it to stick. Then solder the OTHER pad of the component, before returning to fully solder the first pad.
73 Stewart G3RXQ > ----------------------------- > > Well put. I do it a little differently. I clean off the pad so the SMD will > sit flat on it, position the SMD and hold it with a tool (small probe or > screwdriver on the body) while I touch one end with a soldering iron with a > tiny drop of solder on the tip. That way there's no significant solder on > the pad but the drop of solder will anchor the part well enough that I don't > need to use the tool to hold it in place. . > > Next I solder the other pad(s) properly, then go back and touch up the first > pad. > > You need TWO free hands to do this work. (Actually four would work better > but my pet Octopus isn't interested in electronics.) I find a binocular > magnifier (like OptiVisor) invaluable! > > Humph! If that Octopus would get interested we could try SO8R contesting > (single operator, 8 radios). > > Ron AC7AC > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
