Hi, You didn't described your project too much...
However, if you never worked with SMT and you want only a few parts, it would be far more easy to solder by soldering iron. If you want something pretty, you need a so called 'stencil', which is a stainless steel mask for the soldering paste. Additionally, SMTs are usually baked in a reflow oven with a suitable temperature profile. I think, you only need this if you want to produce high volume or BGA. In my opinion, the hand soldering is acceptable every other cases. Good luck, /sza2 Robert Butts wrote: > I'm about to start bread boarding a desin. I have a few surface mount > chips that I got SMT-to-DIP adapters for. I also purchased SMT paste. > I have never worked with surface mount devices. How do you paste the > chip to its footprint? How do you get the excess, if any, paste out? I > have a feeling it's got something to do with heating it. > > Thanks, > Rob > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
